South Ossetia EU Report

As discussed, link to the EU Report on South Ossetia from the 2008 war.

Reflection by Dr. Farley on Lawyers, Guns, and Money .

Drezner on Iran Talks

Courtesy of David Evans, an concise looks at Iran talks/concessions from various perspectives. (Sorry it's not hyperlinked, the comp I'm using won't let me - I dunno why.)

http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/02/an_ideology_friendly_guide_to_the_iran_negotiations

Also, the Drezner blog at Foreign Policy is pretty good. And we all know how much Hillebrand like Drezner.

EP

Diplomacy Schedule

This is our tentative schedule for the next two months. Feel free to sit in on any session.

10.11: Russia; History/Structure/Diplomatic Culture (Erin & Trish)

10.18: Israel/Palestine; Negotiations/ Culture (Angie & Jessica)

10.25: China (Asia); Theories/Groupthink/Game Theory/ Realism/Liberalism (Scott)

11.1: Africa; Crisis Negotiation/Conflict Resolution (Lance)

11.8: Latin America; Government/Types of Governance/Politics/Communication (Patrick)

11.15: Middle East (MEI Conferences); Public Diplomacy/Intelligence (Jennifer)

11.22: Non-governmental actors; Current events (Sean)

11.29: Iran; Pizza/Professional Module/Test Questions (Erin &Trish)