tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46173264923268660732007-11-25T11:31:19.869-08:00JeffreyBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-39918427403147896352007-11-25T11:10:00.000-08:002007-11-25T11:31:19.898-08:00This is scanned in reverse order so don't be confused.<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Thinking%20in%20time.PDF">Thinking in time</a><br /><br />Skim the article below. I may ask you to read it completely. Stay tuned.<br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/The%20operational%20code.pdf">The Operational Code</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-16131548312392120622007-11-20T09:18:00.000-08:002007-11-20T09:53:15.814-08:00These are the two some of you said didn't come through in the email.<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Graham%20Fuller%20memo.pdf">Graham Fuller memo</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/McFarlane%20memo.pdf">McFarlane%20memo.pdf</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-12178322399749699582007-11-19T16:39:00.000-08:002007-11-19T16:40:52.019-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Presidential%20character.ppt">Presidential decision making</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-45934252024188201442007-11-15T17:50:00.000-08:002007-11-15T18:04:04.326-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Barber1.PDF">Barber1</a><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Barber2.PDF">Barber2</a> (start reading at "Johnson escalates the war" on the second page)Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-89441679993477773212007-11-12T11:46:00.000-08:002007-11-12T11:52:47.561-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Voting%20behavior.ppt">Voters and Strategists</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-29893694187397819532007-11-12T09:42:00.000-08:002007-11-12T09:59:45.682-08:00These are the same readings I sent to you via email.<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Defining%20terrorism.pdf">Defining terrorism</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Rethinking%20terrorism.pdf">Rethinking terrorism</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-14791091403705751672007-11-08T09:46:00.000-08:002007-11-08T09:48:23.548-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Political%20Science%20and%20Related%20Journals.doc">Political science journals</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-27678670134952258642007-11-08T07:55:00.000-08:002007-11-08T07:56:46.678-08:00http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3865Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-82215961371155920842007-11-07T14:51:00.000-08:002007-11-07T15:26:50.408-08:00This <a href="http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/programs/Lopez.WinningEssay.2005.pdf">memo</a>, written by a student at the University of Denver won 1st prize in a contest on policy memos. It is useful to consder for its form and tightness.<br /><br />You may also want to look at <a href="http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org/programs/Hood%202nd%20Place%20Marks%202005.pdf">this essay</a> that took second prize. Note that it is a bit more long winded. Compare the two and consider why the one was the first prize winner and the other not. But both are useful in terms of orienting yourself to what a policy memo is all about.<br /><br />Here is an <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.state.gov%2Fdocuments%2Forganization%2F92459.pdf&ei=RkgyR9aQCp7qhQPTz83fDw&usg=AFQjCNGSdbzV_AaPkTzCg5iihVxCqOXXnw&sig2=5vRtwaVUnDw6SHHwKCnizw">old memo </a>written to the Secretary of Defense from his deputy.<br /><br />Here is a very nice<a href="http://www.belfercenter.org/files/gomez%20iran%20reply.pdf"> memo on Iran.</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-86959682295949287542007-11-07T09:28:00.000-08:002007-11-07T09:36:57.198-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/goldstein3bf_ch01_a.pdf">Part 1</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/goldstein3bf_ch01_b.pdf">Part 2</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/goldstein3bf_ch01_c.pdf">Part 3</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-88412682221554083422007-11-06T09:26:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:43:11.809-08:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/POLS%20205-Intro%20to%20IR.ppt">Intro to IR</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-29928904934103794312007-11-02T11:12:00.000-07:002007-11-02T11:22:58.768-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-11/33588678.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-11/33588678.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Paul Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-tibbets2nov02,1,5192654.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage">LA Times story.</a><br /><br />Tibbets apparently did not grant many interviews. <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15858203">NPR interviewed him in 2000.</a> Note that he says there is no morality in war.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/obituaries/02tibbets.html?ref=obituaries">NY Times article.</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-58121953662598226862007-11-02T10:32:00.000-07:002007-11-02T10:41:18.593-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Justifying%20humanitarian%20intervention.pdf">Justifying Intervention</a><br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Humanitarian%20Hazard.pdf">Humanitarian Hazard</a><br /><br />Some good sites on the Rwanda genocide:<br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/video/ (here you can see some video from the PBS Frontline show on Rwanda)<br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/evil/<br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/<br /><br />Please take a look at these especially if you are not at all familiar with what happened. Be sure to also read the Samantha Power article posted earlier.Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-8816753323459145402007-11-01T09:28:00.000-07:002007-11-01T09:33:14.995-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Elections.ppt">Interest Groups & Elections</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-18537499154561495672007-10-31T18:41:00.000-07:002007-10-31T18:42:36.981-07:00A good start for info on all the cadidates can be found <a href-"http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/?nid=roll_08campaign">here.</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-35341554289785905732007-10-31T10:08:00.000-07:002007-10-31T10:23:00.780-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/POLS%20205%20Makeup%20Assignment.pdf">Makeup assignment</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-50453397365794183912007-10-30T16:01:00.000-07:002007-10-30T16:05:19.943-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Bystanders%20to%20Genocide.pdf">Bystanders to Genocide</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-69402598073307508372007-10-27T11:07:00.000-07:002007-10-27T11:11:09.542-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Interest%20groups.PDF">Interest groups</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1999/06/swingers.html">NRA article</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-67423899854811999292007-10-24T14:17:00.001-07:002007-10-24T14:17:56.259-07:00http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/opinion/28fri4.htmlJeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-58995657366533858372007-10-24T10:16:00.001-07:002007-10-24T12:49:19.030-07:00Q: In a short essay, discuss how globalization -- essentially the increasing interconnectedness of the world -- has affected international relations. Give some specific examples.<br /><br />Q: What are norms in the context of international relations? Give some examples of where we see/have seen norms affect state behavior.<br /><br /><br />More may come later. Stay tuned.Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-6749148181643786892007-10-15T14:49:00.001-07:002007-10-15T14:51:59.906-07:00We will discuss a few issues tomorrow.<br /><br />Summary/selection of the issue, 2pts<br />Use of mulitple levels, 2pts<br />Correct use of the levels, 2pts<br />Analysis of the issue and conclusion, 2pts<br />Overall assignment (clarity, writing, citations, typos, etc.), 2pts<br /><br />10 points total.Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-51922079997518612572007-10-14T11:06:00.000-07:002007-10-14T11:15:00.414-07:00For Tuesday read this: <a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Zubok%20on%20Leadership--Cod%20War%27s%20End.pdf">Leadership and the end of the cold war</a><br /><br />For Thursday read this: <a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Baylis%20on%20security.pdf">What is security?</a><br />Also, skim Goldstein chapter 4.Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-90866303155378083612007-10-14T10:56:00.000-07:002007-10-14T11:05:55.341-07:00This may help you in completing assignment #2<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Grapsing%20the%20democratic%20peace.pdf">Democratic peace</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-19513504093398356512007-10-10T10:33:00.000-07:002007-10-10T10:40:32.802-07:00You'll get a hardcopy in class on Thursday<br /><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/POLS%20205%20revised%20outline.pdf">POLS 205</a><br /><a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/POLS_374_%3DE2%3D80%3D93_Revised_Course_outline.pdf">POLS 374</a>Jeffreytag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617326492326866073.post-72040247716860276382007-10-09T21:57:00.000-07:002007-10-09T22:00:37.385-07:00<a href="http://jeffreyfields.net/pols/Democracy%20doesn%27t%20flow%20from%20the%20barrel%20of%20a%20gun.pdf">Democracy</a>Jeffrey