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The Five Futures of Russia And How America Can Prepare for Whatever Comes Next (Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs)
Vladimir Putin happened to turn 71 last October 7, the day Hamas assaulted Israel. The Russian president took the rampage as a birthday present; it shifted the context around his aggression in Ukraine. Perhaps to show his appreciation, he had his Foreign Ministry invite high-ranking Hamas representatives to Moscow in late October, highlighting an alignment …
Pragmatism, Postmodernism, and Global Citizenship (Larry A. Hickman)
Thefounders of American Pragmatism proposed what they regarded as a radical alternative to the philosophical methodsand doctrines of their predecessors and contemporaries.1 Althoughtheir central ideas have been understood and applied in some quarters, there remain other areas within which they have been neitherappreciated nor appropriated. One of the more pressing of theseareas locates a set …
Imagine There’s No Putin (Michael McFaul)
Vladimir Putin’s victory in the recent “election” has triggered a debate once again about Russians and their political preferences. Is Putin’s leadership shaping Russian society or are Putin and his polices a reflection of Russian society? This debate gets particularly passionate when discussing who is responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Is it Putin’s …
For Israel, Forbearance Could Be Fatal (Richard Epstein)
Drones and missiles from Iran spearheaded a large but largely unsuccessful attack in the Negev and the Golan Heights. Launched in retaliation for the attack of April 1, in which Israel took out seven generals and advisers in a military compound in Damascus, the attack came as no surprise—Iranian leaders have said for more years …
Healing Our Divided Nation: Jamie Raskin, Steve Israel and David Jolly with Richard Salomon (The 92nd Y, New York)
This is a discussion about American politics and explicitly shows how politics is little understood even by senate and house members. Watch the Video
How Americans View the Conflict in Gaza (Philip Bump, Washington Post)
Amber Phillips will be back with you Monday. Today’s newsletter is adapted from an article looking at how Americans view the conflict in Gaza.There are few issues in American politics as fraught and contested as the war in Gaza. While that’s been true for months, tensions have been particularly acute this week: The conflict itself escalated …
The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukraine: A Hidden History of Diplomacy That Came Up Short—but Holds Lessons for Future Negotiations (Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs)
In the early hours of February 24, 2022, the Russian air force struck targets across Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow’s infantry and armor poured into the country from the north, east, and south. In the days that followed, the Russians attempted to encircle Kyiv. These were the first days and weeks of an invasion …
What is politics?” – Lecture from Introduction to Comparative Politics. ()
A little meaningful definition of politics is provided in this lecture. Watch the Video
POS 201: Lecture 1-Political Theory and Political Science (Robert Glover)
A lecture that summarizes what political theory and political science are and how they are taught in the US universities. Watch the Video