Actually Alive and #IranElection

16 06 2009

I’ve actually been very active online recently, but through twitter.  Just keeping up with twitter feeds on #iranelection is taking most of my time (and the rest goes to actual work), but check out @mmckone and @georgetownDG.





Next Week’s IR Events (7.14-7.20)

10 07 2008

Transforming Development? The Role of Philanthropic Foundations in International Development Cooperation
7.14.08
12-2 PM
German Marshall Fund
RSVP by email to Asha Davis at adavis@gmfus.org


IISS Book Launch: ‘Political Islam in Turkey: Running West, Heading East?’

7.15.08
9-11 AM
RSVP by email to events-washington@iiss.org


McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms

7.15.08
12-2 PM
Cato Institute
More information available online


YPFP Speed Debates
7.16.08
6-8 PM
More information available online





Interesting Links

7 07 2008




The Rebellion Within

5 06 2008

Just in case you didn’t see this or haven’t yet read it, this was an excellent article in the New Yorker about the internal struggle within radical Islam about the legitimacy of violence.





New Postings in Writings

9 05 2008

I’m slowly adding to my portfolio on the Writings page.  Topics include:

  • Ethnicity in Nigeria
  • Liberation theology and apartheid in South Africa
  • The Milliennium Challenge Account
  • The state in Botswana and Sierra Leone

And my recent review of “Wither the Darfur Mediation” and “Beyond Darfur” is also posted there.