Link to the full show ROBERT WRIGHT: As for the military situation, I gather there are Iran-backed militias that would like the US to leave the country, but also militias that are not so closely aligned with Iran that would also like the US to leave the country? DEREK DAVISON: Yeah, I think there's still … Continue reading Transcript of a clip from Derek’s June 29, 2021, appearance on The Wright Show on Bloggingheads.TV
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Using Middle Eastern Christians for Imperial Aims
I'm very excited to bring you our first attwiw guest post! Georgetown University's Joshua Mugler looks at the Trump administration's "defense"of Middle Eastern Christians and places them in the context of similar--and generally cynical--past claims. If you would like to pitch something for attwiw, please email me. And if you enjoy this content, please consider … Continue reading Using Middle Eastern Christians for Imperial Aims
How to Craft a Narrative
There's no Soviet Union anymore, but the principle is the same (from oldenburger.us, via hyperallergenic.com) If you've ever wondered how to go about creating a narrative to drive public perception about a story, I'm here to help. I'd like to start, if I may, with a couple of examples. Back in January, NATO began major … Continue reading How to Craft a Narrative
Starting from Basic Principles
Writing that piece about Libya put me in mind of a piece I flagged months ago but never did anything with. "First, Do No Harm" is the title of the second piece I thought of on Friday, a 2010 essay from analyst David Reiff in The New Republic. Reiff also went from being a liberal/humanitarian … Continue reading Starting from Basic Principles
Libya: the Good War
Atrios reminisces about the days when Libya was the war everybody liked instead of the war nobody wants to talk about: I was talking about this with a friend who knows a bit about such things (I mostly don't) yesterday. There was a time when we had to do something in Libya, and doing something … Continue reading Libya: the Good War
“American Sniper” and being “anti-war”
Spoilers for the film American Sniper are going to be in here somewhere, I guess, I don't really know what qualifies as a "spoiler." Anyway, you were warned. There's a sequence maybe halfway through American Sniper where Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper) is leading his men on a stakeout of a restaurant where a … Continue reading “American Sniper” and being “anti-war”
The Foreign Exchanges Companion 