One-Size Fits Most: Democracy
Diane Abayan
October 13, 2016… References and FootnotesKavitha Davidson, "Democracy Index 2013: Global Democracy at a Standstill, The Economist Intelligence Unit's Annual Report Shows," The Huffington Post, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/democracy-index-2013-economist-intelligence-unit_n_2909619.html. ↩"Statistical Information about Casualties of the Vietnam War," National Archives and Records Administration, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html. ↩David H. Petraeus and James F. Amos, Counterinsurgency Field Manual, (Washington D.C: United States Marine Corps, 2006), 1-7 ↩Ibid, 8-10. ↩Ibid, 1-28. ↩John A. Nagl, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife," World Affairs 161.4, 1999, 195 ↩
Friday Round-Up May 15th – 21st
politicalvendetta
May 20, 2016This week: Oklahoma, France, Egypt and Nigeria all in…
One-Size Fits Most: Democracy
Diane Abayan
July 29, 2015Today, the world encompasses varying forms of government,… References and FootnotesKavitha Davidson, "Democracy Index 2013: Global Democracy at a Standstill, The Economist Intelligence Unit's Annual Report Shows," The Huffington Post, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/democracy-index-2013-economist-intelligence-unit_n_2909619.html. ↩"Statistical Information about Casualties of the Vietnam War," National Archives and Records Administration, accessed July 29, 2015, http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html. ↩David H. Petraeus and James F. Amos, Counterinsurgency Field Manual, (Washington D.C: United States Marine Corps, 2006), 1-7 ↩Ibid, 8-10. ↩Ibid, 1-28. ↩John A. Nagl, "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife," World Affairs 161.4, 1999, 195 ↩
A Global Nightmare
Christopher Law
July 8, 2015In recent news, President Barack Obama reported that he was… References and FootnotesPeter Baker, Helene Cooper, and Michael Gordon, "Obama Looks at Adding Bases and Troops in Iraq, to Fight ISIS," New York Times, June 11, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/world/middleeast/iraq-isis-us-military-bases-martin-e-dempsey.html?_r=0 ↩"What Really Causes Terrorism? It's Not Your Freedom," Think by Numbers, January 17, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://thinkbynumbers.org/terrorism/suicide-terrorism-statistics ↩"US Intervention Backfires in Congo," A Little Rebellion, August 11, 2009, accessed July 5, 2015, https://roberttaylor32.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/us-intervention-backfires-in-congo ↩Salma Abdelaziz, Sarah Sirgany, and Josh Levs, "'Mass Death Sentences' for 183 in Egypt," CNN, February 3, 2015, accessed July 6, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/world/egypt-court ↩Greenwald, Glenn. "Obama personally tells the Egyptian Dictator that U.S. will again send weapons (and cash) to his Regime,” The Intercept, March 31, 2015, accessed July 5, 2015, https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/31/obama-lifts-freeze-weapons-transfer-egyptian-dictator ↩ "Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go," National Priorities Project, accessed July 5, 2015, https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/. ↩Eric Weiner, "Should America Be the World's Policeman?" NPR, February 20, 2008, accessed July 5, 2015, http://www.npr.org/2008/02/20/19180589/should-america-be-the-worlds-policeman. ↩John Stossel, "Policing the World," Reason.com, February 2, 2012, accessed July 5, 2015, http://reason.com/archives/2012/02/02/policing-the-world#comment. ↩"Benefits of Free Trade," Economics Help, accessed July 7, 2015, http://www.economicshelp.org/trade/benefits_free_trade ↩ Charles Rangel, "Free Trade With Cuba Now," Huffington Post, January 15, 2015, accessed January 6, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-charles-rangel/free-trade-with-cuba-now_b_6482078.html. ↩
