http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/aurelie-basha en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/0r9uChsqFUI/false-promise-air-power With the downfall of Gaddafi, many may conclude that this is a vindication of air power. In many ways, it is tempting to conclude that the Libyan operation provides a perfect template for interventio...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/10/2011/false-promise-air-power">Read more</a> Fri 21 Oct 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/21/10/2011/false-promise-air-power http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/SDZ4wnf8l_8/opportunity-costs-rioting After this week&rsquo;s riots in England, it seems everyone has an explanation for why they happened. Often, these reasons contradict each other. But one reason really piqued my interest: a friend arg...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/08/2011/opportunity-costs-rioting">Read more</a> Fri 12 Aug 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/08/2011/opportunity-costs-rioting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/duS-vvashKM/leaving-viet-afghanistan The thing with doing a PhD &ndash; or undertaking any major research project for that matter - is that you&rsquo;re prone to seeing everything through the lens of your topic. Everything you hear becom...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/07/2011/leaving-viet-afghanistan">Read more</a> Tue 12 Jul 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/12/07/2011/leaving-viet-afghanistan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/TABO0q4RQYo/ratko-mladic-and-objectives-international-criminal-law General Mladic&#39;s arrest in Serbia is an important milestone in the history of international justice. It comes at a time when the ICC has been very much in the news. Just recently, the ICC&rsquo;s ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/31/05/2011/ratko-mladic-and-objectives-international-criminal-law">Read more</a> Tue 31 May 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/31/05/2011/ratko-mladic-and-objectives-international-criminal-law http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/RNTK_XKg9lw/dominique-strauss-kahn-and-lost-chance-economic-debate Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest under very serious charges obviously threatens, if not destroys, his presumed presidential ambitions. However, in so doing, it also eclipses the chance for Fran...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/05/2011/dominique-strauss-kahn-and-lost-chance-economic-debate">Read more</a> Wed 18 May 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/05/2011/dominique-strauss-kahn-and-lost-chance-economic-debate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/1p6H4x-mw3s/black-swans-and-climate-change The unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan has immediate and terrible consequences for the people near the plants and for the country&rsquo;s electricity grid more generally. But it has also radically chan...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/03/2011/black-swans-and-climate-change">Read more</a> Fri 25 Mar 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/25/03/2011/black-swans-and-climate-change http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/be-GDYhrzpk/capital-democratic-deficit Having just returned from a few days in Brussels, there are two pieces of news to report. First, Belgium has beat out Iraq in the infamous record of the longest time without a government. And second...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/03/2011/capital-democratic-deficit">Read more</a> Wed 16 Mar 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/16/03/2011/capital-democratic-deficit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/5MgpRGNmI2A/semantics-women-office Next week Tuesday will mark the 100th anniversary of International Women&rsquo;s Day. It seems an opportune time to talk about women. But the focus of this blog is not on the &ldquo;big&rdquo; issu...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/03/2011/semantics-women-office">Read more</a> Fri 4 Mar 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/04/03/2011/semantics-women-office http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/wzQQOaPah4Q/al-jazeera-moment-and-multipolarity As millions of viewers around the world turn to Al Jazeera to watch the upheaval in the Middle East, the Qatar-based news network has become itself an actor in the events. This reflects its role as...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/02/2011/al-jazeera-moment-and-multipolarity">Read more</a> Sat 26 Feb 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/26/02/2011/al-jazeera-moment-and-multipolarity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GlobalPolicyJournal-BlogPosts-Aurelie-Basha/~3/_z1PxClFP44/revolutions-and-reasoning-historical-analogy Many observers of the recent and evolving unrest in the Middle East have turned to historical analogies to diagnose what is likely to happen and what the United States or external countries should ...<a href="http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/02/2011/revolutions-and-reasoning-historical-analogy">Read more</a> Fri 18 Feb 2011 Aurelie Basha http://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/18/02/2011/revolutions-and-reasoning-historical-analogy