Garrett Goss Thweatt

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The Rubicon of Political Violence

Political violence happens in much of the world. The frequency and severity vary, as do the causes, but political violence represents…

Jul 27, 2020

Garrett Goss Thweatt

Iran Called the United State’s Bluff in Kirkuk

Kirkuk, a multi-ethnic city near the borders of the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) that had been controlled by Kurdish…

Oct 17, 2017

Iran Called the United State’s Bluff in Kirkuk

Oct 17, 2017

Garrett Goss Thweatt

Trump’s Folly In Syria

The Trump administration has yet to elaborate on a strategic policy for Syria. While some changes have been clear, including delegating…

Aug 8, 2017

Aug 8, 2017

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Good Rhetoric, No Policy: Trump’s Speech in Saudi Arabia

Donald Trump’s “Islam” speech is in the books. Overall, it was a major shift for Trump himself, but contained relatively little substance…

May 21, 2017

Good Rhetoric, No Policy: Trump’s Speech in Saudi Arabia

May 21, 2017

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Rouhani and Iran’s Ripples of Discontent

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won another term in Iran’s elections yesterday. He thoroughly defeated his main rival, Ebrahim Raisi (a…

May 20, 2017

Rouhani and Iran’s Ripples of Discontent

May 20, 2017

Garrett Goss Thweatt

Republicans Are Gaslighting America On Comey’s Firing

Shortly after the news broke that FBI Director James Comey had been fired by the Trump administration, a political shock that’s dominated…

May 10, 2017

Republicans Are Gaslighting America On Comey’s Firing

May 10, 2017

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The Syria Strike Was Theater

US President Donald Trump is currently basking in a wave of praise from both the United States and world leaders. Trump surrogates and…

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

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Disruptive Foreign Policy? Start With Yemen

US President Donald Trump has often been called disruptive. He’s jettisoned long-standing norms and practices, discarded traditional logic…

Mar 20, 2017

Disruptive Foreign Policy? Start With Yemen

Mar 20, 2017

Garrett Goss Thweatt

The Slow Death of the Rule of Law in Israel, Revisited

Today the Israeli Knesset passed the highly controversial “Regularization Bill”. The bill retroactively legalizes what can only be called…

Feb 6, 2017

The Slow Death of the Rule of Law in Israel, Revisited

Feb 6, 2017

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The Slow Death of the Rule of Law in Israel

The rule of law is a core concept of liberal democracy. A strong and independent judiciary must have the power to enforce the law and…

Jan 4, 2017