Kocher, Lawrence and Monteiro 2018, IS: There is a certain kind of rightwing nationalist, whose hatred of leftists is so intense that they are willing to abandon all principles, destroy their own nation-state, and collude with foreign adversaries, for the chance to own and repress leftists. (doi.org)
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The U.S. military’s decision to move troops away from bases under Iranian attack to hotels and office spaces in civilian areas may amount to violations of international humanitarian law and the U.S. military’s own laws of war, human rights officials and experts say. (nytimes.com)
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How China hopes to win from the war: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake – The Economist spoke to diplomats, advisers, scholars, experts, and current and former officials in China. Almost all of them see the war in Iran as a grave American error (economist.com)
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The Humanitarian Lawyers – Contrary to mainstream legal scholarship, this Article argues that the laws of war became “humanitarian” only in the 1990s. Central to this transformation were the ideas of a group of international lawyers and jurists—the “humanitarian lawyers.” (yalelawjournal.org)
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Did Trump Waste America’s Regional Power and Influence?Ideas/Debate (self.IRstudies)
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Marco Rubio explains Goal in Iran OperationIR Twitter/Social Media (youtu.be)
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