- Joshua Goldstein and I look at R2P After Syria.
- But, what will Syria look like after Syria?
- And, what exactly is the Obama administration doing there? Training and arming the rebels covertly but not with non-lethal military aid — body armor and night vision.
- UN arms treaty blocked by Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Go figure.
- Title is misleading, but this is comprehensive look at Afghanistan — will likely be at war long after 2014.
- Current Intelligence has a nice feature from Clive Schofield dissecting the myths and realities of Arctic competition.
- Bringing sabermetrics and moneyball to Washington, where’s Bill Petti when we need him?
- Callum Watson looks to IR to unpack the paradox of Swiss diversity and intolerance.
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- Great pics of 33 abandoned places around the globe
Jon Western has spent the last fifteen years teaching IR in liberal arts colleges at Mount Holyoke College and the Five Colleges in western Massachusetts. He has an eclectic range of intellectual interests but often writes on international security, U.S. foreign policy, military intervention, and human rights. He occasionally shares his thoughts about professional life in liberal arts colleges. In his spare time he coaches middle school soccer, mentors the local high school robotics team, skis, and sails.
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I’m lurking, Jon, always lurking ;)