Shortly after release of the unclassified summary of the new Iran NIE last December, commentators such as former Israeli defense minister Ephraim Sneh speculated that the report would sap political will for tough diplomacy aimed at putting a lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions. ArmsControlWonk’s Andy Grotto takes …
Archive for February, 2008
Refugee Camp Insecurity Swelling Child Soldier Ranks
New research is shedding light on factors driving recruitment of child soldiers in conflict zones. Citing a Ford Institute study, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy recently stated, “there is a direct correlation between security at IDP camps and the recruitment of child …
Energy Return on Energy Invested
New studies published this week cast heavy doubt on ethanol’s value as a potential solution to global warming. Writing in Science, Timothy Searchinger and colleagues find that in their worldwide agricultural model, corn-based ethanol, “instead of producing a 20% savings, nearly doubles greenhouse emissions over 30 years and increases …
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Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran
This question was generated by student Group E in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library
This question was generated by student Group C in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program
This question was generated by student Group F in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
