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- Farewell, Manas!
- Hedging by Rejection: Divining Saudi Arabia’s Surprise UN Security Council About Face for Clues of Regional Realignments
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Recent posts from around the political science blogosphere
As a reminder, there are a number of political science-related blogs worth reading - many of them recently featured posts quite relevant to our discussions. Here is a small selection, from the Monkey Cage and Political Violence at a Glance blogs:
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In relation to the article on civil war we read for the 10/30 class, I think this article helps explain what may extend the Syrian civil war.
ReplyDeletehttp://world.time.com/2013/10/28/syrias-breaking-bad-are-amphetamines-funding-the-war/
The Fearon article describes a method by which civil wars can be extended: the use of funding from sales of "contraband". I think that in absence of more direct foreign state funding, the use of drug profits will in fact extend the civil war. This will help fuel a deadly stalemate, which will be exacerbated by the number of various groups fighting for power in Syria.