Category Archives: Politics

Iraq – sovereign? when?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by stuartelden

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said that “Iraq today is sovereign and independent.” He continued: “With the execution of the troop pullout, our relations with the United States have entered a new stage between two equal, sovereign countries.” But think back … Continue reading →

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‘Juridicality and Territory’ – a brief historical response

Posted on August 31, 2010 by stuartelden

Over at Open Geography, Jeremy has a post about ‘Juridicality and Territory’, discussing the US and a potential assassination of an American citizen thought to reside in Yemen. In the context of the ‘war on terror’, the US has long … Continue reading →

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The Production of Jerusalem

Posted on August 24, 2010 by stuartelden

The Guardian has an interesting report about the new light railway being built in Jerusalem here. The last time I was there in 2009 there was a lot of work going on in Jaffa Street. The focus of the story is … Continue reading →

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‘Ground Zero Mosque’

Posted on August 18, 2010 by stuartelden

This needed to be done – photos of other things the same distance from the ‘Ground Zero’ site. The commentary below is almost unnecessary, but sadly needed to be said. Thanks to Nathan for alerting me to this. Update 10pm – … Continue reading →

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Somalia and the question of territory

Posted on August 9, 2010 by stuartelden

Cara Nine at Territory and Justice raises the question of Somalia. Her reference is to a piece in Der Spiegel and some BBC pieces. For her, the question is The case of the failed state is interesting because it forces … Continue reading →

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Israel-Lebanon border

Posted on August 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Given the recent clash on the Israel-Lebanon border, the latest International Crisis Group report – which appeared the day before – is especially timely.

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Erlangen – travel

Posted on August 1, 2010 by stuartelden

I was also able to see something of the area while in Erlangen. There are some interesting nearby towns with architecture that survived the war, such as Bamberg which has an impressive cathedral. The highlight was a visit to the … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks links

Posted on August 1, 2010 by stuartelden

Interview with Assange here, and an interesting reflection on the media strategy here. The comparison with the UK MP expenses cases is telling, in that the expenses cases came out slowly, and so made the news day after day, whereas … Continue reading →

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Links on Wikileaks, and Political Geography

Posted on July 26, 2010 by stuartelden

The Guardian has been running a live update all day about reaction to the Wikileaks, here. Loads of things to follow up there. Peter Gratton has a link to a post on links here. If you want to know the … Continue reading →

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and the Ancient parallels

Posted on July 26, 2010 by stuartelden

Mary Beard, author of the very good book The Roman Triumph, has an interesting post here on the parallels and differences between the modern and Roman views of war, and the question of the civilian.

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