The following is a guest post by Mason Richey, an associate professor of international studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. I am Trump; I am Trump. Trump I am. That Trump I am, that Trump I am, I do not like that Trump I am. ...
One of this weeks big news items in international relations was the progress that China and the United States had made in their bilateral climate talks (gated but free registration available). While...
The New Scientist reports that Russia has announced it will deploy fully autonomous lethal robots as guards around missile bases. Several countries already have autonomous sentry technology (the US,...
[Note: This is a guest post by Daniel Nexon]. This is a call for nominations for the third annual Yale H. Ferguson Award, presented by the International Studies Association-Northeast. Information...
I refuse, on principle, to post "Rock you like a Hurricane" or some such. So instead, here's Japandroids, "The House that Heaven Built." This is the kludge, folks.
The ISA-NE leadership is monitoring the weather situation. We hope that everything is cleared out in time for the conference. We will keep you all posted as to developments. That's all, folks.
Nothing much today. Too busy preparing for Frankenstorm. There's no better illustration of what's broken about "horse race" campaign coverage than the proliferation of analysis about how it might impact the Presidential race. First-world problem of the day: getting ready for the storm entails a bit of a rush, as we're in the middle of an addition. The crew is scrambling to get the last of the roofing on. The yard is a disaster waiting for high winds to make it worse. What about our many readers who live in the likely storm path? How are you preparing (or not)?
Rob Farley reminds us that not every dictator is the fault of US foreign policy. Brad Delong says 'less anniversary attention for the Cuban Missile Crisis, more for Stalingrad.' Dan Murphy writes the (so far) definitive piece on the US politics of the Benghazi attack. Meanwhile, Leon Panetta explains the US military reaction to the attack. Richard Weitz looks at whether Romney or Obama would be better for Asia. At the National Interest, Michael Wesley discusses US policy "Asia's new age of instability." Dnitry Gorenburg analyzes Russian air-force procurement plans. Duck of Minerva...
via Richard Moyes of Article36.org: "We are calling on all autonomous robots to establish a new subroutine that would prohibit the sustenance and accommodation of killer humans", said campaign spokes-robot C3 PO. "These biological entities lack the necessary behavioural and social constraints. They are actively destroying the environment and they have armed themselves with nuclear weapons capable of catastrophic consequences for the only known life in the universe. Action is needed now before they destroy us all." The movement is growing: The Campaign to Ban Killer Humans was launched inside...
Michael Krepon argues that Asian nuclear competition takes place under different rules than did the US-Soviet rivalry. The security situation in Darfour is "deteriorating" according to a UN official. Aimée Fox-Godden on "organizational forgetfulness" in the WW1-era British military. The National Security Archive is in the process of releasing critical documents pertaining to the Cuban Missile Crisis. On Saturday, 27 October, they are holding an event at George Washington University on the 50th anniversary of the crisis. The podcast series won't restart until next week, but in the interim...
In an effort to add to the discussion on the “living academic,” let me give hat-tip to an often hidden part of the profession: rejection. I’ve had a little over a dozen things accepted so far as an assistant professor. I prominently display these successes on my CV. Hidden way in some dark place in my mind, however, is the fact that I’ve also had about 20 journal rejections – and counting. I really wish, as a profession, we instructed newbie grad students about this part of the publication process a little more. Economists tend to do a better job on this, see this or, my favorite, this....
Most of you have probably seen this, but why not? It is that kind of day. That's all, folks.