Tag Archives: China

A night at the Symposium: St. John’s College Post Graduate Research Symposium

Posted on August 10, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

On Thursday the 7th of August, I attended the Post Graduate Research Symposium at St. John’s College in Durham.  The Institute for Advanced Studies hosted the event and Dr. Mark Ogden chaired it. The event had 10 speakers over 2 … Continue reading →

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A response to Paul Pillar on Ukraine

Posted on April 13, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

In his essay NATO Expansion and the Road to Simferopol Mr Pillar makes several arguments to suggest that the European Union, the United States, and NATO were as much responsible for Russia’s interventions in Ukraine as the Russian. His argument, … Continue reading →

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Has Putin’s claim to bring glory back to Russia masked his betrayal?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

      If Putin wanted to bring glory back to Russia, he would be doing the following. First, he would improve health care[1]. Second, he would improve higher education.[2] Third, he would create jobs.[3] Fourth, he would free his … Continue reading →

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