by Charli Carpenter | 3 Sep 2008 |
Besides Dan's creative performance at the Network Theory panel, the most noteworthy event I attended at this year's APSA conference was the early Saturday morning roundtable "The Future of Global Order." Jeff Legro, Dan Drezner, John Ikenberry and Bruce Jentleson spoke all too eloquently (especially given the hour) of the crisis in global institutions, the changing nature of sovereignty, the rise of the global south, and the legitimacy gap...
by Dan Nexon | 2 Sep 2008 |
Russian Foreign Ministry pleased that the European Union eschewed sanctions.
by Dan Nexon | 1 Sep 2008 |
There's been a fair amount of reporting on an interview that Medvedev gave to German ARD, in which he talked about seeking "constructive dialogue" with the European Union. He also laid out "five principles" of Russian foreign policy, including opposition to unipolarity and a defense of sphere of influence... most notably, Russia's. Paul Reynolds of the BBC provides a cynical analysis:Those therefore are the stated principles. What implications...
by Dan Nexon | 31 Aug 2008 |
The BBC reports:The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities in the volatile region of Ingushetia has been shot dead in police custody.Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, was a vocal critic of the region's administration.The Russian prosecutor's office said an investigation into the death had been launched, Russia media report.A post on Yevloyev's site says he was detained by police after landing at the...
by Dan Nexon | 31 Aug 2008 |
Having uploaded my quick-and-dirty video APSA presentation, I thought I might also upload some other movies I've made over the years relating to international-relations theory and topics. The four-part series showcased below is an extended video supplement I did for "Introduction to International Politics." I've used the same lecture, more or less, ever since. If anyone cares, the content comes after one I posted a long time ago on...
by Dan Nexon | 31 Aug 2008 |
I had to skip the APSA Annual Convention on very short notice this year. Alex Montgomery asked me if I could therefore do some sort of a video presentation for the panel he and Emilie Hafner-Burton asked me to present. So, I produced a ~20 minute video on the subject of "The Relational Turn in the Study of World Politics." Or, more accurately, I cobbled together a video between roughly midnight and 5am the day of the panel. And it shows. Not...
by Dan Nexon | 31 Aug 2008 |
Rob Farley points to a Times article reporting that Russia will soon annex South Ossetia. The source for the report? The South Ossetian president. So, as Rob notes, caveat emptor. Indeed, I can't find anything about this on an (admittedly quick) look through the English-language Russian press. I do see a word of a military cooperation agreement and mutual recognition between South Ossetia and Abkhazia. More griping about lack of adequate...
by Peter | 29 Aug 2008 |
Further thoughts on the Palin pick...There seem to be two different logics to picking a running mate.*Logic 1: Would this person make a good VP once elected? Could the person step into the role of President should the worst case scenario arise? Will the person be a partner in governing, capable of taking on a significant portfolio?Logic 2: Will this person help the ticket win the election? Does the person bring some sort of constituency into...
by Dan Nexon | 29 Aug 2008 |
I recently received a rejection on a piece from a major journal in my field. The piece had been with the journal for about seven months, which is very long in international relations.The rejection was fair, but, like all authors, I had some issues with some of the substance of one of the critiques--although other aspects of it were spot on. So, having received the decision, I write a quick email to my co-author in which I say something mildly...
by Peter | 29 Aug 2008 |
My initial reaction to McCain's choice of Sarah Palin to be his VP was: Who?This is very out of the box for McCain. On the one hand, you kind figured he'd try something like this, because after watching Obama's speech, he really to kickstart his campaign. On the other hand, picking a VP is supposed to be a serious choice, with the heartbeat away from the presidency thing and all. Palin, with zero, and I mean zero, national political profile,...
by Dan Nexon | 29 Aug 2008 |
Whadda ya know? Left-wing bloggers are extolling the speech and right-wing bloggers are talking it down. Gosh. You'd think they were all a bunch of partisans who not only watched it through their own filters, but consider it their duty to help or hurt Obama's cause. Nah. Bloggers are a new breed. They'd never do that.Image source: DemConvention on Flickr
by Dan Nexon | 28 Aug 2008 |
Russia encircled by enemies plotting against it?CNN's summary of its interview with Putin, passed along without comment:Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates.In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous...