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Tag Archives: European Union
Of course, the Queen wants Brexit.
If we read Aristotle, his effort to insist that the function of political science is to describe accurately the regime we are talking about or living in, it becomes clear that the most dangerous thing we can do sometimes is … Continue reading
Posted in Government, public opinion, statesmanship
Tagged European Union, French Revolution, United Kingdom
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Matthew Parris burnishes Boris Johnson’s leadership credentials
Yesterday Matthew Parris wrote a column attacking Boris Johnson for his behaviour and his success.[1] More importantly, he wrote about his success as a result of his behaviour. For many commentators, the column appeared devastating, cruel, well-deserved, destructive, and damaging. … Continue reading
Posted in Government, philosophy, statesmanship
Tagged Boris Johnson, David Cameron, European Union, Mayor of London, Tory, United Kingdom
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A night at the Symposium: St. John’s College Post Graduate Research Symposium
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
Posted in education, good writing, scholarship
Tagged Atomic Physics, China, European Union, John, NHS, Post Graduate Research Symposium, St. John’s College, The Institute for Advanced Studies, United Kingdom, United States
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An analysis of the Farage interview on LBC Radio: Was it really a “car crash?”
In the week leading up to the 2014 local elections and the European Union elections, we were treated to the power of the media in its ability to hold politicians to account. When the LBC commentator Mr. James O’Brien interviewed … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, justice, local government, statesmanship
Tagged European Union, Farage, Jeremy Paxman, LBC, Michael Howard, Nigel Farage, UK Independence Party, UKIP
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A response to Paul Pillar on Ukraine
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
Posted in Government, statesmanship, strategy, war
Tagged China, Eastern Europe, European Union, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United States, West
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Has Putin’s claim to bring glory back to Russia masked his betrayal?
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
Posted in Government, military, statesmanship, strategy, Uncategorized, war
Tagged China, Crimea, European Union, Putin, Russia, Sochi, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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