Samuel P. Huntington died on the December 24th 2008, aged 81; one of the most controversial figures in the history of international relations, whose legacy is a chilling reminder about the complexity of political science.
In the plurality of thought marking the end of the Cold War in 1989, Huntington’s book on the “Clash of Civilisations” [...]
Filed under: 9/11, foreignpolicy on January 8th, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Hamas militants fired 200 rockets at Israeli communities, Israel reacted in the usual way, and at least 56 civilians have been killed. The cliché is that the response is “disproportionate” (examples here, here, here and here). You can call Israel’s response ineffectual, heavy-handed, counterproductive, short-sighted, demagogic, brutal, tragic, heartbreaking — but disproportionate? This ubiquity of [...]
Filed under: 9/11, jonathanbirch, middle east, middleeast, terrorism on December 29th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Thank you to everyone who filled the Latimer room beyond capacity to hear David Loyn this evening.
David shared with us his free and frank assessment of the history, present and future of the conflicts in Afghanistan in a talk he preferred that we did not record. He gave detailed analyses of the military, [...]
Filed under: 9/11, afghanistan, bbc, clarepoliticsnews, davidloyn, foreignpolicy, history, speaker discussion, taliban on January 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Photograph courtesy of the Soldier’s Media Center
We’re really excited about the programme of speakers we put together for Lent Term, over the next week we’ll be announcing our termcard and giving you a bit of background about our speakers. Our first speaker for Lent Term will be the journalist David Loyn.
David Loyn is the [...]
Filed under: 9/11, afghanistan, bbc, clarepoliticsnews, davidloyn, journalism, taliban on January 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
“September 11th was terrible, but if one re-examines the history of the IRA, what happened in the United States was not so bad. Some Americans believe I’m crazy. Many people died, two prominent buildings fell, but it was neither as terrible nor as extraordinary as they think. Do you know what people forget? That the [...]
Filed under: 9/11, dorislessing, nobelprize, robertstagg on November 6th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
