Putin’s Syria Strategy: It Wasn’t About Syria
Propping the Assad regime was only a motive insofar as it helped achieve other targets.
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In Syria, Realism Trumps Idealism
The failures of the Bush Doctrine should have shown that repressive peace is better than instability.
Where to Next? – A Look at U.S. China Policy
Since President Obama’s last visit to China in 2009, tensions in East Asia have markedly increased. Jacob Brunell examines the future of American foreign policy towards China, and explains why the United States ought to tread carefully on areas such as human rights.
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The Case to Close Guantanamo
During his 2008 Presidential Campaign, then-Presidential hopeful Barack Obama assured the American public that the American military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba would be shut down within the first year of his presidency. On January 22, 2009, shortly after taking office, Obama signed an executive order stating that authorized the use of an … Continue reading The Case to Close Guantanamo
Rogue Shadow Paramilitary: The CIA After 9/11
Created in 1947 as a Cold War-era espionage agency, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a long history of secret activities that range from attempted assassinations and regime change in foreign countries to the support of death squads and fascist coups up to the wholesale buying-off of puppet politicians. Top U.S. officials have for … Continue reading Rogue Shadow Paramilitary: The CIA After 9/11
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