The International Affairs Association

A few days ago the UN voted to condemn the continued US embargo on Cuba that has been in effect for almost half a century.  This is by no means the first condemnation of the US embargo by the international community, and like the many before it, it will not deter the current US government [...]

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In the early 1990s an unspeakable amount of atrocities were committed during the conflicts that erupted after the breakup of Yugoslavia.  Perhaps the most common image many of us have of those conflicts is what occurred in Bosnia from the Srebrenica Massacre to the bombardment of Sarajevo.  Though no side in these conflicts was without [...]

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Hey guys, just a brief entry today as everyone heads on break

Today the top UN Human Rights official issued a statement in Geneva endorsing a report on war crimes committed during the 2008-2009 Gaza Conflict. The report is seen as more critical of Israel than it is of Hamas.  Such reports are commonplace for the [...]

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Hey guys, just a brief story to link to today and some brief thoughts about it. Here’s the link.
With the recent news about Pakistan, one can only worry about the stability of Pakistan’s government. The ability of militants to infiltrate the Pakistani military’s headquarters is shocking and an increasing sign [...]

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Read this link for more info: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1010183/1/.html
 
It appears that with increased negotiations between Turkey and Armenia will lead to the signing of an agreement to normalize relations between these two countries in the not so distant future.  As you all may know, these two countries don’t have the warmest of relations with one another.  Armenians [...]

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Foreword: If you haven’t heard the recent news please read this link.
 

Today, good news (or bad news if you’re a Euro skeptic or simply dislike the EU) arrived in the form of Ireland’s approval of the Treaty of Lisbon via a referendum. Ireland had been the major stumbling block to the approval of [...]

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            To start off my first blog, I wanted to reflect on the conflict that occurred in South Ossetia about a year ago and its lessons for American foreign policy.  You might be wondering exactly why I am reflecting on an event largely in the past.  The reason I’m doing so is that I was [...]

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