Ask any question about geopolitics, broadly defined. We’ll attempt to answer it in the comments. Links to other episodes appear below. Like Jeopardy, your comments must be in the form of a question!
But first, our quote of the week (no hints as to what current event this also applies to):
War guilt {can lead to} ever more militant acts of self-justification. Once blood has been shed in dubious circumstances, those involved often try to brazen it out: first, through blaming the injured party for forcing them to act thus; and second, through affirming the validity of their violence by persisting with it.
— From Julia Lovell’s new book The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China
Questions received so far (click on the link to go directly to that thread):
- Do you foresee a military intervention against Sryia? As I recall both Syria and the U.S. recalled their ambassadors recently.
- What was the most important news story of the week? {Answer: this Reuters story about the approach of peak oil}
- You’ve written about the break-down of our criminal justice system. What about attorneys? Don’t they defend our rights?
- What ever happened to Mr. Manning? Did solitary turn his mind to mush? It’s been a long time.
- Have you seen “Power Of Nightmares”, about the rise of jihadism and neo-conservatism?
- Do you believe that the American social safety net, as it currently exists, works?
- What was the most enlightening news of the week? {Answer: climate scientists explaining that their models do not accurately forecast climate}
- What was the most disturbing news story of the week? {Answer: police publicly demonstrating their contempt for the law}
