D-Day would be nearly impossible to pull off today. Here’s why.
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Is Vladimir Putin’s Russia in decline? We figured out how to measure ‘national power.’
Where does Russia stand as Vladimir Putin embarks on another
No, Brexit is not the end of the liberal world order
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6 reasons not to worry about Russia invading the Baltics
[caption id="attachment_32090" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian
Why the Islamic State won't become a normal state
[caption id="attachment_27173" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this Monday, June 16, 2014
Why the Islamic State won’t become a normal state
[caption id="attachment_27173" align="aligncenter" width="908"] In this Monday, June 16, 2014
How sectarianism shapes Yemen's war
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are mounting a military intervention in
How sectarianism shapes Yemen’s war
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are mounting a military intervention in
Measuring what policymakers want from academics
An increasing number of unsupported, but plausible, claims assert a
Think of Russia as an ordinary petrostate, not an extraordinary superpower
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Ukraine-Russia: A battle of futures
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The 'failure' of the 'reset:' Obama's great mistake? Or Putin's?
[caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
The ‘failure’ of the ‘reset:’ Obama’s great mistake? Or Putin’s?
[caption id="attachment_7420" align="aligncenter" width="559" special=""] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Alexei
'Salami tactics' in the East China Sea
[caption id="attachment_3656" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] (Tim Carman/The Washington Post)[/caption] While
What political scientists are saying about the Iran deal
[caption id="attachment_3523" align="aligncenter" width="576" special=""] Associated Press[/caption] I gave my
“Credibility” is not everything but it’s not nothing either
In the deluge of blogospheric commentary on the administration's massive
Political Scientists on Syria
Ian Hurd has an interesting op-ed in the New York
Why are Chemical Weapons a Red Line?
The victims of the chemical weapons attacks in Syria have
Around the PoliSci Blogosphere
Gregg Murray Sexcapades at City Hall: Politicians and Bad Sexual Behavior
Around the Polisci Blogosphere
This is the inaugural post in what we hope will
Kenneth Waltz Has Died
Kenneth Waltz passed away last night. Waltz was one of the most
Why “Isolationist” Obscures More than It Reveals
We welcome this guest post by Ohio State political scientist
Pull Back or Lean Forward?
The most recent issue of Foreign Affairs hosts an excellent
International Relations Blogger Awards
Dan Nexon and the other folks at _The Duck of
Worst Prize Ever?
So I guess I was one of the very few
Potpourri
* Vladimir Putin's state perks, or the "life of a
Policymakers and Professors
bq. It has become conventional wisdom that international relations theory
How Libya Did and Did Not Affect the Security Council Vote on Syria
The chorus of commentators who argue that Libya set a
Why Did Russia and China Veto?
Last weekend Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council
Potpourri, From Iowa to Iran Edition
* Are caucus goers very different from primary voters? Political
3 Quarks Daily Prize
3 Quarks Daily are holding a competition for "best blogpost
Potpourri
* "Harvard boys went nation-building in Libya":http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2011.03.27/1248.html * Charli Carpenter
Foreign Imposed Regime Change and Civil War
Stephen Walt "points us":http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/24/social_science_and_the_libyan_adventure to this "working paper":http://www.duke.edu/~downes/documents/DOWNES_CATASTROPHICSUCCESS_JULY2010.pdf (ungated) by
Realism, schmrealism
Stephen Walt writes a "quite odd post":http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/02/15/can_ir_theory_predict_the_future_of_the_euro on realism, liberalism
The Case for a New Isolationism?
Thanassis Cambanis has an interesting "article ":http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/02/06/stand_alone/?page=2 in Sunday's Boston
Bridging the Gap
We asked Jim Goldgeier to say a bit more about
Potpourri
* Nolan McCarthy, Keith Poole, Thomas Romer, and Howard Rosenthal
It’s Not All Greek to the Germans: More on the North Rhine-Westphalia Election
More from "Benjamin Preisler":http://sensemania.blogspot.com/ on the German regional elections in
The Politics of the Nobel Peace Prize
From my comments on "Politico's Arena":http://www.politico.com/arena/ today, here's my take
Holiday Reading
"Stephen M. Walt":http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/07/13/ten_lessons_on_empire tells us about his holiday reading. bq.
Hedgehogs and Foxes
"Dan Drezner":http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=21330 in _The National Interest_ as an aside to
Political Scientists in The Arena
As an only occasional reader of Politico, I am late
IR Theory is for Lovers
"Stephen Walt":http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/02/13/ir_theory_for_lovers_a_valentines_guide explains: bq. To begin with, any romantic partnership
Drezner on political science methodology and Walt/Mearsheimer
Dan Drezner writes in the _Chronicle_ about political science methodology