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Episode 26: Anarchy vs. The Anarchy
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Need some evidence of America’s waning influence?
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Dan Nexon is not responsible fortoday's links.Dan is traveling today, so it's the Duck of Minerva's version of Assistant Editor's Month (or, perhaps, assistant to the editor's month):Dani Rodrik becomes the Clippy of forensic investigators, as he relates how the Turkish government may have faked...
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Unionizing Adjuncts at Georgetown (Updated, and Again)
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Tuesday Morning Linkage
Mikheil Saakashvili's party loses in Georgian election (but wait, writes Liz Fuller, maybe not). Mark Adomanis discusses the implications, as does Simon Tisdall. Ankit Panda on Indo-Japanese relations. Dan Brumberg and Hesham Sallam have authored a new USIP paper on Security Sector Reform (SSR) in...
I CAN HAS IR THEORY? 2
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Mark Adomanis looks at Moscow's decision to expel USAID. Taylor Fravel analyzes recent Chinese statements on the East China Sea dispute. Zachary Keck worries about the US-ROK alliance. Cyril Almeida on the drone debate in Pakistan (via 3QD).The most recent green-on-blue attack in Afghanistan...
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