GPS 101

Assorted IR news, mostly about Iran

GPS 101 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:47:07 +0000

NYTimes Opinion
Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran?
By Bill Keller
Published: January 22, 2012
It’s an election year, and testosterone is in the air.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/opinion/keller-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-iran.html

NYTimes Opinion
Bill Keller: How About Not Bombing Iran?
By Bill Keller
Published: January 22, 2012
What might be involved in a deal that removes the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran.

http://keller.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/how-about-not-bombing-iran/

NYTimes MagazineThe Pakistanis Have a Point
By Bill Keller
Published: December 14, 2011
Sure, they can be infuriating, not to mention duplicitous, paranoid and self-pitying. But you try being a U.S. ally.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/magazine/bill-keller-pakistan.html

Foreign Policy Magazine – ARGUMENT
By Rosa Brooks
Published: January 23, 2012
Obama Needs a Grand Strategy
The president gives a good speech, and sure, he got Osama bin Laden, but do his foreign policies add up to anything?

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/23/obama_needs_a_grand_strategy

Foreign Policy Magazine – ARGUMENT
By Neil Padukone
Punlished: January 23, 2012
All Silk Roads Lead to Tehran
Sanctions aren’t the answer. If Washington is serious about building a new economic and security architecture across South and Central Asia, it can’t avoid working with Iran.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/23/all_silk_roads_lead_to_tehran

Foreign Policy Magazine – ARGUMENT
By James Traub
Published: January 20, 2012
The Military-Political Complex
Why is Barack Obama standing to the right of conservatives when it comes to cutting the defense budget?

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/20/the_military_political_complex

NPR – National Public Radio – News > World > Middle East
by NPR Staff
Published: January 23, 2012
Should The West Intervene In Syria?
The situation in Syria is continuing to deteriorate despite the presence of Arab League monitors.

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/22/145610499/should-the-west-intervene-in-syria?

InterFrance – Le 7/9 – Géopolitique
By (par) Bernard Guetta
du lundi au vendredi de 8h16 à 8h19
Published: jeudi 12 janvier 2012
La guerre qui ne dit pas son nom

http://www.franceinter.fr/emission-geopolitique-la-guerre-qui-ne-dit-pas-son-nom

NYTimes.com | U.S. Warns Top Iran Leader Not to Shut Strait of Hormuz

GPS 101 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:22:41 +0000

U.S. Warns Top Iran Leader Not to Shut Strait of Hormuz – NYTimes.com.

Foreign Affairs | Christmas is No Time for an Iranian Revolution

GPS 101 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:16:16 +0000

Christmas is No Time for an Iranian Revolution | Foreign Affairs.

NYTimes.com | Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions

GPS 101 — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:15:27 +0000

Adversaries of Iran Said to Be Stepping Up Covert Actions – NYTimes.com.

Global Research.ca | The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz: Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf?

GPS 101 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:45 +0000

The Geo-Politics of the Strait of Hormuz: Could the U.S. Navy be defeated by Iran in the Persian Gulf?.

DEBKAfile | Russian, French warships off Syria, Iran, US drones over Iranian coast

GPS 101 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:35:19 +0000

DEBKAfile | Russian, French warships off Syria, Iran, US drones over Iranian coast

Eurasia Review | Eroded US Deterrence Posture Emboldens Iran, Worries Allies – Analysis

GPS 101 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:42:05 +0000

Eroded US Deterrence Posture Emboldens Iran, Worries Allies – Analysis.

Two articles about Iran, from The National Interest Blog

GPS 101 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:23:00 +0000

Iran, Realism and the “Theory-Practice Paradox” | The National Interest Blog.

Iran’s Nuclear Oats | The National Interest Blog.

Current | Vanguard | Iran: America’s Secret War

GPS 101 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:26:18 +0000

http://vodpod.com/watch/1856819-current-vanguard-iran-americas-secret-war?pod=gps101

Current | Vanguard | Somalia: refugees washing up on Yemen’s shores

GPS 101 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:14:35 +0000

Vanguard correspondents Christof Putzel and Kaj Larsen first ventured toSomalia in the summer of 2006 during a brief period of fragile stability.Shortly after they left, the US backed Ethiopian forces to invade Somaliaand drive out the ruling Islamic Court Union. The country has since plungedback into war, sparking a surge of people to flee their homes. Forced byviolence and poverty, tens of thousands of Somalis risk their lives fleeingSomalia by crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen. However, many neversurvive the perilous journey.

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