Old Wine in an E-bottle (or, The Text that Mistook Itself for a Tactical Shift)
By Christian Davenport On January 24th Barbara Walter wrote a fascinating blog entry entitled “The Text that Changed the…
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The Text that Changed the World
By Barbara F. Walter On Tuesday the Ukrainian government sent the following text message to thousands of protesters…
Facebook Status: Recognized But It’s Complicated
By Steve Saideman Facebook has granted Kosovo recognition as an independent country. This puts Facebook behind the United…
Ukraine and Thailand: They Are the Real Deal
By Erica Chenoweth In case you missed it, Viktor Yanukovich’s U-turn on European integration has incensed many Ukrainians, who…
Internationally Irrelevant: The Limited Reach of Scotland’s Precedent Setting
By Stephen Saideman There have long been fears that a successful secessionist effort will encourage other potential secessionists, potentially…
Bordering on Civility
By Bridget Coggins There are complicated border disputes, and there are complicated border disputes. I’m currently copyediting my…
Dispatch from Warsaw & the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
By Erica Chenoweth Last week, I was in Warsaw attending the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. A…
Germany and NATO Reform? Please
By Steve Saideman Germany gets far more grief than it should for under-performing in Afghanistan. Italy, Hungary, Turkey…
Oslo’s Enduring Commitment Problem
By Allison Beth Hodgkins Why would anyone want to read another analysis of the commitment problems lurking in…
Friday Puzzler: Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws (Unless You’re Not Russian)
By Barbara F. Walter Hosting the 2014 Winter Games is clearly valuable to President Putin and his government —…