PoliSci Nerd Freakout
An International Relations student's scrapbook. Over the course of reading and writing and researching, and just plain living I discover all kinds of interesting facts and figures and quotations that I'll never end up using in a report or a presentation. This is my place to share them. I hope you like it. I'll also probably share random shit I find interesting like kittens or game of thrones, potential followers have been warned.
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My read is this isn’t casus belli on it’s own, even if the jet was in Turkish airspace, but that this could easily lead to an escalation up to the point of armed conflict. Turkey has been the country to watch in it’s interactions with Syria this whole time; the only country that could plausibly intervene. As this article reminds us though, Turkey is a founding NATO member and an attack on one is an attack on all. If Syria acts too aggressively or attempts a preemptory strike then that could trigger one hell of a response.
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shit you guys, Syria shot down a Turkish fighter yesterday. This could lead to a whole new phase of escalation. Might even be a pretense for military action against Syria if the jet was in Turkish airspace. Story developing…
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Photo reblogged from Conde' Lifestyle
This is why I love Vogue they photograph real women in power
Didn’t they do a glowing article about the Syrian first lady? But I do love Susan Rice. Anyone else think she’s going to be the next Secretary of State after Clinton retires?
