*Warning: what follows are a few thoughts with some semblance of structure about the foreign policy debate from last night. I don’t like the foreign policy of either candidate and find the American political coverage both of the debate and of foreign issues to be utterly disheartening. I have done little to no new research [...]
Also tagged China, Iran, Kipling, Obama, Romney, Syria, TurkeySome articles I have been reading. This is an extended edition largely because I spent the last week hiking in the White Mountains and only just got back to the internet. 1. Will Civil War Hit Afghanistan When The U.S. Leaves? – An article in the New Yorker about the fate of Afghanistan. The Afghan [...]
Also tagged Afghanistan, comics, Harvard, Kennedy, Mali, TimbuktuThe series of Alexander Essays is taken courtesy of a course taught by Professor Waldemar Heckel at the University of Calgary. The list of topics may be found here Evaluate Darius III as a political and military leader. Is he rightly depicted as cowardly and incompetent? I feel obliged to preface this essay with a [...]
Also tagged Alexander, Bagoas, Darios, Gaugamela, Greece, Historiography, Issus, Macedonia, Memnon, Parmenion, Persia, Philip, SpartaJust a quick note here: An annoyance when it comes to geographical discussion is the concept of “north” and the basic assumption that that direction will also be referred to as “up” or “upper”. The two best examples I know of both refute this assumption: Egypt had an “upper” and a “lower” kingdom. The Upper [...]
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