Archive for June, 2007

June 13, 2007

Political issues

Quote of the Day

by Doug Merrill

Not that there will be one every day. From a 1940s-vintage American army training manual, in reference to Iraq:
There are also political differences in Iraq that have puzzled diplomats and statesmen. You won’t help matters any by getting mixed up in them.
HT: Lots of people, but especially here. PDF of the manual.

June 10, 2007

Economics and demography

Inverse Nixon Theory

by Alex Harrowell

It’s been said in the past - indeed, it used to be conventional wisdom - that unlikely right-wing governments were more likely to make peace, because they enjoyed credibility and a tough reputation. More obviously, conservatives long enjoyed a reputation for “fiscal credibility”, which supposedly helped them to control inflation by giving the impression that [...]

June 5, 2007

Transition and accession

Balkan War Criminals: First the good news…

by Douglas Muir

The good news is, last week Serbia handed over a fellow named Zdravko Tolimir. Tolimir, a Bosnian Serb, was a top aide to wanted war criminal Ratko Mladic.
This is good news not only because Tolimir is a wrong’un — he’s under indictment on counts of genocide, extermination, murder, persecution, forcible transfer and deportation, and [...]

June 1, 2007

The European Union

Simple Answers to Simple Questions

by Doug Merrill

Ron Asmus, of the German Marshall fund, asks
“Is this president and Administration capable, in its last 18 months in office, of using this new lineup [of leaders] in Europe to begin to lay the foundation for a new relationship for his successor?”
No.

Concept of simple answers gleefully lifted from Atrios.

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