Poli sci prof here

dang...well, I was hoping for a serious question but this was cool :3

>>132640149
How does it feel to have the same level political and theoretical knowledge as someone who spent a summer reading instead of 8 years in school?

Nice barista-studies tier degrees.

>>132640149
Do you think most forms of Libertarian Theory are actually capable of being implemented given the current power dynamics in our political system?

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If you lived in the Soviet Union, you would be Marxism-Leninism professor. In the 90s you would die of starvation. I can't wait for this country to experience the collapse of the empire. Many useless cucks will die. You are included.

It feels pretty good to teach classes, relate to others and get paid for it. I've written several books as well. I work like 8 hours a week and write most of the time. I really enjoy my work. I am, of course, one of the lucky ones who actually got a professor gig.

>>132640149
suggest literature, anything really

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>>132640149
what do you think of the fact that so many in the US government have dual citizenship with Israel? Should people in government be allowed to have dual citizenship, is that not a conflict of interest?

>>132640149
> political and science in the same phrase


LoL XD

Maybe once in the past. Today, bureaucracies have taken a life of their own. People will fight to keep their jobs at the expense of the taxpayer. I believe there are 17 intelligence agencies in the USA, how many did we have 100 years ago? In my heart, I am a libertarian, but I do not see it working today. I hope Trump can cut back on some of the bureaucratic fat. I think he is doing a pretty good job btw. Great question, one I often think about and discuss with students.

>>132640149
How many hypothetical entities does it take for the current cosmological model to be believable?

Do you wish you could get back all that time you wasted learning about these hypothetical entities and just be a Christfag instead?

I think of that often. I have no real skills to survive out there. I've published on that subject as well, shame you can't eat paper.

>>132642944
Are you new here? Reply to posts by clicking on the post ID number at the top right of the post. This will make it more clear who you're replying to.

My favorite book is "Theory of International Politics" by Kenneth Waltz. I also love anything by Hans Morgenthau.

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>>132640149
How did she lose?

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Do you prefer Joseph or JB?

I am new, I usually just read the boards, I find the stuff on here interesting when its actually serious. I also like the other shit, it can be quite funny. Thank you by the way, very kind.

How does it feel to have wasted your life?

>>132640149
57-year-old guy who actually does hold a Ph D from the Government department of the London School of Economics here.
Would any of you junior-high-school kids from Boise, Idaho get a kick out of watching this other junior-high-school kid from Boise, Idaho (i.e. OP) get hopelessly, irrecoverably ass-blasted by an actual educated adult?
It's dusk on a very hot day here in Paris and needless to say I have a thousand better things to do but right now I can't seem to muster the energy for them.
So anyone up for watching me kick this lying little prick's pretentious lying little ass a few times round the yard?

she's a terrible candidate and person. She fucked up big time, but primarily she did not understand the needs of the middle class. The middle class punishes the status quo. Obama was a failure for the most part and that hurt her. Trump is new, fresh, exciting, and still is to me.

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>>132640149
>I will suggest literature whenever possible
rec me a book for each numbered section on this chart

>>132643550
He could be for real. US really declined to the point where this type of shithead could be a university professor. My pot head friend became a professor in a top tier University. This guy is on par with other morons that teach now.

>>132640149
Let's hear your predictions for the future. What are the next 5 years going to look like? What about the next 10 years?

>>132640149
what kind of mistakes a self taught studentusally commits? why you need to go to university?
also please recommend some books on the result of feminism in the west

For the books in the numbered chart, I suggest getting this reader: "Communism, Fascism and Democracy" by Cohen. Good selection of readings including Marx, Hitler, Mussolini, Hobbes, Locke, etc...whats interesting as well is that these ideologies are all interrelated in some way.

I know, I work with some real assholes

>>132644529
Protip: click on someone's post number the reply to them

>>132644529
Click the post No. you are replying to retard.

You should never try to make predictions, maybe just for fun. I have some thoughts: the USA will continue to grow economically. The EU will continue to be on the brink of economic/political disaster. China will implode (lots of vulnerabilities there). North Korea will remain autistic.

>>132644740
HOLY SHIT! I GOT IT!!! LOL, I was clicking on the wrong thing, this is so much easier!

>>132644740
did i get it?

Current political science bachelor's student here. After I graduate I was planning on getting a master's in teaching and be a high school gov teacher but I'm starting to consider going all the way and getting a PhD to work in a university. Is it worth the extra School?

>>132645017
good boi

>>132644418
>Cohen
Right off the bat, recommending jewry literature.
OFF THE WRONG START PROF.

>>132644256
I don't know any self taught folks, but I know some (not alot) feminist scholars. They do serious work, not the cancer you see on tumblr. For authors, check out Cynthia Enloe.

>>132641986

>summer reading
>posting on pol
>I IZ SMAT AND KNOW IT ALL

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>>132644798
>You should never try to make predictions, maybe just for fun
If you can't or won't make predictions, then what good are you? Why do you or your field even exist?

Ok, next question. Why should anyone take poli "sci" seriously? How do we know that it isn't all shit-tier bullshit that has no connection to reality?

>>132645171
LOL, sorry, its a good one, and affordable too.

>>132645331
what's your interest? I like International Security the most.

>>132645245
what about alain soral? some of his critics seemed really on point

>>132640149

What field do you specialise in famiglia?

I'm a comparative politics poli sci professor.

>>132645345
That is a fair critique, theories are used to explain things and you need to back up everything with data or proof. The field exists to explain, for instance, why hillary lost. Check out the "Sleeping Dog" Theory and things will begin to make sense, or at least, its a good attempt.

>>132645558
I am unfamiliar with him, but I made a note to look him up later. Thank you. >>132645602

>>132645442

Im a history fag with an interest in proxy conflict/ intelligence/ transnational crime history, as well as looking into the spread of general political, economic and technological history from a geographic perspective

gives you a good foundation to delve into economics and policy for pursuing money laundering, or look into understanding computers/coding for cyber security

>>132645602
International Relations

>>132645856
books by Peter Andreas and Naim Moses. Great stuff on transnational crime networks. Cyber-security stuff is still new, data needs to come in but I am interesting in the dark web.

>>132645087
Also, what are some good readings for me? I especially enjoy international relations as well.

>>132645169
LOL! I do enjoy actually posting for once. Thank you.

>>132645087
Go all the way. You work less in the long-run. Study in Europe where its cheaper.

>>132643542
>
what do you mean?

>>132643369
what are you on about?

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>>132645662
I don't think you're getting my point. I know why Hillary lost. She lost because I was slapping my dick sideways that day. Proof: I was slapping my dick sideways that day and she lost.

This is my problem with social "sciences". They're usually bullshit-tier theories and models which yield zero useful real world results. These entire fields lack all verifiability. They're as solid as my dick slapping theory

>>132642663
great debate. I am actually not sure. Hobbes and Locke talk about that except they suspected Catholics. I would say that if citizens want to run for office, they would be required to give up the other citizenship.

>>132646299
Once you get the PhD is it difficult to actually get a job? My biggest concern is there's only one university in the area where I want to live and I think that would limit job openings too much.

>>132646555
Its definitely not a science and its not perfect at all, and studies tend to draw on the dependent variable. But look, your proof is weak, was it just you slapping your dick sideways or did more Americans join in the dick slapping and that took them away from the polls. See what I mean? Let's look at war: you can explain war by saying war is just a part of politics as countries fight over interests in terms of power. That's a pretty good statement that help us understand why countries go to war.

>>132646686
If you want to live in one area, then you are really limiting yourself. It isn't difficult to get a job if you have a solid number of publications (books, academic journals), number of classes taught and good letters of recommendation. You do have to fight to stand out.

What a good starter book for understanding fascism.

>>132647072
>But look, your proof is weak, was it just you slapping your dick sideways or did more Americans join in the dick slapping and that took them away from the polls.
Are you seriously critiquing my dick slapping theory? If so, you might want to start from the fundamental basics, namely that correlation does not prove causality. Even if A and B are correlated, it does not prove that one causes the other (A and B might both be caused by C, or maybe the correlation is a coincidence). But then again if you apply basic logic to social "sciences", they tend to collapse entirely.

>Let's look at war: you can explain war by saying war is just a part of politics as countries fight over interests in terms of power. That's a pretty good statement that help us understand why countries go to war.
Ok, what kind of useful results does that saying yield? What are "the terms of power" right now? Which countries are about to go to war?

If all you want to do is explain things then I'll go with the dick slapping theory. It's as well founded as poli "sci" but dick slapping is easier to remember

>>132647930
One of my favorite books by Walter Laqueur "Fascism: Past, Present and Future". I bought it as a lad and loved it, still use it today.

>>132640149
What are your predictions on the political climate of the U.S in the next 15 years?

>>132642356
Malmö, Sweden?

>>132648114
Oh mang, I would like to have a beer with you. I am not entirely convinced with this idea of "causation" in social sciences. I prefer the idea of "constitution" in that two things relate and reinforce one another. Alexander Wendt describes this in his article "anarchy is what states make of it"

For the whole power and interests question, lets just use an example. Say you have two states, Russia and Germany. They both have interests to protect their spheres of influence, lets say, Poland. Each sees Poland as theirs historically. Instead of going to war, they split Poland. They make a treaty. Will the treaty survive? No, because it may not be in either's interests in the long-term given the need to take over all of Poland. This is an example off the top of my head.

Interests is also the reason Russia and the USA are fighting over the control of Eastern Europe now, why Saudi Arabia and Iran are going to go to war soon as well.

You raise some good points, but I see some value in poli sci for now.

>>132648318
fucked. Its going to get worse as long as Dems and the GOP keep demonizing one another. The Dems may not be able to win another election if they remain the party for elites.

>>132646111
>>132645856
sorry guys, but you have to be able to count without using your fingers in order to "understand computers" and "cyber-security"

>>132649045
>Oh mang, I would like to have a beer with you.
I doubt it. That would be an evening filled with me shitting on your entire field. Look, I'm not trying to be mean here, all I'm saying is that modern universities are filled with a lot of useless crap. We have to take out the garbage. And I admit, at least your field is not as shit as sociology

>For the whole power and interests question, lets just use an example. Say you have two states, Russia and Germany. They both have interests to protect their spheres of influence, lets say, Poland. Each sees Poland as theirs historically. Instead of going to war, they split Poland. They make a treaty. Will the treaty survive? No, because it may not be in either's interests in the long-term given the need to take over all of Poland. This is an example off the top of my head.
Yes, I see what you mean. You've provided me with a model of how the world works. But you haven't proven that that model has any connection to reality. There are all kinds of crazy ideologues who have all kinds of ideas about how the world supposedly works, and all of their theories have no verifiability.

>Interests is also the reason Russia and the USA are fighting over the control of Eastern Europe now, why Saudi Arabia and Iran are going to go to war soon as well.
See? Now you're making predictions about the future. These are things with which we can test your model. If your model gets a lot of things right, then maybe we can concede that you might be onto something.

I realize that things like politics are incredibly complicated, and it is difficult to make comprehensive models or to test those. I've been reading geopolitics for some 10 years now and some think tanks are finally at least trying to verify their models by making predictions. I realize that the world is complicated but if field like poly "sci" can't predict things then they should be called what they are, a guessing game

Why should you continue to draw a salary?

>>132650346
can you suggest a book or article?

>>132645860

I'm planning to study International Relations (possibly with economics)
What do you like most about it?
What do you like least about it?

Also, what kind of careers could I get into with an undergrad in IR?

>>132650473
Everything is a guessing game in the field of Politics. Do keep an open mind going forward. Nothing is perfect in this world. Some theories are better than others. My favorites are Waltz's Structural Realism and Gilpin's theory of hegemonic war. The latter is a truly elegant explanation for world wars. You can read a short article online if you do a search.

>>132650580
demand and supply

>>132650601
https://archive.org/stream/AdditionTrueOrFalse_201307/Math%20Textbook%20Level%201#page/n9/mode/2up

>>132640149
Give me a good book (preferably not written from best-goy perspective) that will make me economically literate, and preferably address recent arguments (ala Vox Day and workforce migration). Bonus points if it's short.

>>132651047
great question. I love war, the lead up to war is very exciting to study, but I have even more love for considering peace. As an undergrad, you might be able to work at IGO's, NGO's and so on. You may also work in your country's bureaucracy. Check out the AMEI conference in your country. I participated in Huatulco and Tabasco conferences. You have a beautiful country.

>>132651483
you made me lol, thanks faggot :D

>>132651515
this is out of my league, a tad boring for me as well.

>>132651631
Thank you for the suggestions, I will look into it.

>>132651872
AMEI - Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales

>>132651194
Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into those.

Still, I don't think we've solved the fundamental problem here. Your entire field, what is it based on? Why should I take it seriously? Should I take it seriously? I read a fair amount of politics and I see all kinds of ideologues peddling their models about reality, and I don't see what basis or verifiability any of those models have. Why are you better than the guy who believes that Jews are the reason for every single catastrophe ever? Or should I lump your entire field in with those people?

>>132642504
>>132642944

>being this new

>I hope Trump can cut back on some of the bureaucratic fat. I think he is doing a pretty good job btw.

>being this retarded

>>132645245

>feminist scholars

AHHAHAHAHAHAH

do fuck off

>>132649045

the point regarding political science rationalization (eg. sleeping dog theory regarding hillary's loss) is that hindsight is 20/20. and even when it's not 20/20 people are going to invent some rationalization anyway because that's what we do

regarding war; war is not always rational, and people miscalculate. not all interests are rational either.

>>132652791
The field hopes to understand how things relate. We are supposed to collect, classify and analyze our facts and draw our inferences; and we shall then be ready to investigate the purpose to which our facts and our deductions can be put. Like a scientist, we should deduce the nature of the state based on its behavior: “In the physical sciences, the distinction between the investigation of facts and the purpose to which the facts are to be put is not theoretically valid, but is constantly observed in practice." That's from E.H. Carr's book "twenty-years' crisis"

We would need to go through a study first to understand its use. I usually like history to justify my study but there are other people who use statistics. The Jews are not responsible for every single catastrophe ever because there are better explanations out there. For instance, Israel is not solely responsible for the 6 day war because of the behavior of Arab states. Furthermore, you may be able to understand war in general if we assume states operate in anarchy. Structural Realism states that anarchy is the major organizing principle in international politics. Since there is no over-arching authority, we conclude that states must always be ready for war. This is another example of actual theory building. If you have time or really care, do check out the work I mentioned. These are good questions that I usually do not think about but I must be able to make a better case for approaches to understand the field of Politics.

>>132651631

> I love war, the lead up to war is very exciting to study

it's happening now

ww3 soon

>>132653289
kek, you asked, OP delivered.

>>132654219

I didn't ask, and I don't think that's what the other anon was asking for anyway. he was asking for books on feminism's effect on the West, not actual feminist books

>>132640149
How is it I was reading Putnam in 2002 (probably four times in my PSCI career - mid-tier flagship state university) and it hasn't had more impact?

>>132653973
Certainly, misconceptions occur, there's a great book about it called "Blinders, Blunders and War"

The sleeping dog theory helps us understand why something happened. We rationalize why things happen all the time, its what we do, the sleeping dog theory is an example.

>>132654427
I do apologize.

>>132654571
Not quite sure, I like his work myself when I did comparative politics.

>>132654143
tell me, how will it happen? I'm interested to hear your thoughts and then I will tell you how I see it. This is just for fun.

>>132655044

the primary fault lines are Israel and the rest of the Middle East (with NATO and Russian support); and then NATO vs. Russia in the rest of the world.

there is a secondary fault line - Islamic jihadism, something Obama referred to as the "JV" team. that would manifest in terrorist attacks throughout the western world, and it's not independent of the Russian/NATO dynamic either; links to follow

>>132655501
>>132655044

>SYRIAN OFFICIAL VOWS TO BACK HEZBOLLAH IN POTENTIAL WAR AGAINST ISRAEL

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Syrian-official-vows-to-back-Hezbollah-in-potential-war-against-Israel-482088

>'THE LEBANESE ARMY WILL FIGHT ALONGSIDE HEZBOLLAH IN A WAR WITH ISRAEL'

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/The-Lebanese-Army-will-fight-alongside-Hezbollah-in-a-war-with-Israel-483178

>'ISRAEL MUST BE READY FOR CONFRONTATION WITH HAMAS THIS SUMMER'

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israel-must-be-prepared-for-a-confrontation-with-Hamas-in-the-coming-summer-488111

>'Egypt is Preparing for War with Israel'

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193710

>SPILLOVER FROM SYRIAN CIVIL WAR STRIKES ISRAEL FOR FIFTH TIME IN 1 WEEK

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Spillover-from-Syrian-civil-war-strikes-Israel-for-fifth-time-in-1-week-498480

>The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned fighting in the buffer zone between Syria and Israel and urged the Syrian government and opposition groups to withdraw from the area

http://www.timesofisrael.com/un-condemns-fighting-in-buffer-zone-between-syria-and-israel

>U.S. MILITARY SENDING WARSHIP TO ISRAEL, SPY PLANES TO SYRIA

http://www.newsweek.com/us-military-warship-israel-spy-syria-chemical-weapons-629897

>* This week, the US carried out 15 intensive intelligence flights along the Syrian and Lebanese coasts

https://nzivnet.com/brief/9877

>"Crisis instability between the United States and Russia remains unacceptably high," says the report. "There is growing concern that military and doctrinal moves by NATO and Russia could provoke a conflict with nuclear ramifications."

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/28/nuclear-crisis-group-north-korea-nato-russia-240040

>>132655044
>>132655501

>CBRN substances have been carried undetected into the EU

>Paris...Washington DC, London, And Rome were specifically mentioned, as well as targets in Belgium

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2015/572806/EPRS_BRI(2015)572806_EN.pdf

>Coalition forces have discovered thousands of plots by Isis to attack Europe

http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/28/isis-terror-plots-for-uk-discovered-during-mosul-offensive-6288083

>ISIS supporters have posted...messages warning of the countdown “till the zero hour”

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digital/2015/05/18/-Countdown-to-zero-hour-ISIS-supporters-on-Twitter-post-Italy-threats.html

>"They want something that happens everywhere at the same time"

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-jihadist-returns-from-syria-and-gives-testimony-a-1067764.html

>the use of a Borak in an improvised bomb “could effectively disperse the sarin nerve agent.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/world/cia-is-said-to-have-bought-and-destroyed-iraqi-chemical-weapons.html

>The ISIS laptop contains a 19-page document in Arabic on how to develop biological weapons

http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/08/28/found-the-islamic-states-terror-laptop-of-doom

>“We saw the future of this threat in Brussels and Paris,” said the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, adding that future attacks will be on “an order of magnitude greater.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-27/fbi-chief-warns-terrorist-diaspora-will-be-coming-to-the-west

>>132655609
Let's archive that

>http://newsweek com/us-military-warship-israel-spy-syria-chemical-weapons-629897
https://archive.is/rpxW0
>http://politico com/story/2017/06/28/nuclear-crisis-group-north-korea-nato-russia-240040
https://archive.is/LRkLZ

>>132654101
How do we know that a field such as physics is valid? That any of their models have any validity? It's because they produce useful and verifiable results. There is concrete evidence for this. We can use those mathematical formulas to generate predictions, and then test those predictions, thus validating those models.

Now I realize that the world of politics is much more complicated, and it cannot be verified the same way. Which brings us back to those fundamental questions: if it cannot be verified, what justification does it have for existing?

>The Jews are not responsible for every single catastrophe ever because there are better explanations out there.
But how do we know they are better? I mean if I were to seriously try and defend the Jew model, I could do so. I daresay that most conflicts have had at least some amount of Jews on one side or the other. Maybe the Arab states had to try and destroy Israel because Jews are pure evil? Maybe I could even find statistics that Jews are over-represented here and there, would that validate my model?

The point here is that we can build all kinds of defences for all kinds of models. If not for verifiablity, how do I ultimately judge which one of these models is the best?

>>132655044
>>132655501

>Nuclear smugglers shopped radioactive material to Islamic State

>The man behind the bomb-grade uranium deal was Alexandr Agheenco, known as "the colonel" to his cohorts. He had both Russian and Ukrainian citizenship

>Moldovan officials say there were indications from a foreign intelligence agency that the colonel fled with his infant son through Ukraine to Russia shortly after the bust

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-nuclear-smugglers-islamic-state-terrorists-20151006-story.html

>The United States sanctioned three Russian companies in connection with North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs

https://sputniknews.com/us/201706011054212987-us-russia-korea-sanctions

>Putin warns of nuclear war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09GBjzxYymQ

>Hundreds of thousands of Nato troops will be put on a higher state of alert amid growing tensions with Russia

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/huge-nato-land-army-to-meet-russian-aggression-xsdnldzkq

>Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels

http://navalinstitute.com.au/russian-submarine-activity-topping-cold-war-levels

>Russia to Launch Massive Ballistic Missile Test From Nuclear Subs

http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.706931

>Russia's military plane provocations worsening

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russias-military-plane-provocations-worsening-nato-chief-says

>Russia’s decision to send long-range strategic bombers on regular patrol missions across the Gulf of Mexico is unprecedented

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/11/13/russian-defense-ministry-says-bomber-patrols-will-reach-gulf-mexico.html

>Russia 'simulated a nuclear strike' against Sweden, Nato admits

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/12139943/Russia-simulated-a-nuclear-strike-against-Sweden-Nato-admits.html

>“Putin is rearming more rapidly and extensively than Hitler in the late 1930s.”

http://upnorth.eu/the-estonian-defence-model-shoot-to-kill

>>132655044
>>132655501

>Israeli satellite spots launchers for Russian nuclear-capable missiles in Syria

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-satellite-captures-nuclear-capable-russian-missiles-in-syria

>Russian state media reported that Israeli Mossad agents and other foreign military officers were killed in Aleppo on Tuesday in a Russian missile strike

http://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-mossad-other-foreign-agents-killed-in-aleppo-strike

>American intelligence analysts have concluded that a recent Israeli airstrike on a warehouse in Syria did not succeed in destroying all of the Russian-made antiship cruise missiles that were its target

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/world/middleeast/syrian-missiles-were-moved-before-israeli-strike-officials-say.html

>IAF ‘Arrow’ battery intercepts Syrian missile, in first reported use of the system

http://www.timesofisrael.com/iaf-arrow-battery-intercepts-syrian-missile-in-first-reported-use-of-the-system

>Russia Is Arming Hezbollah

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/11/russia-is-arming-hezbollah-say-two-of-the-group-s-field-commanders.html

>In sharp contrast to the clauses of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, Egypt has recently been carrying out massive development work at the airport in central Sinai.

http://nzivnet.com/articles/5297

>“In 2017, all of Israel is under threat,” said Col. Itzik Bar of the military’s Homefront Command. Preparations are underway for Israel to deal with “very high amounts” of incoming fire, he said.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/44c8332fd5a645478fbec7d4732a8fc5/israel-plans-mass-evacuation-if-war-erupts-again

>The commander of Israel's Home Front issued a stark warning on Monday that the Middle East is headed for a full-scale, multi-front war that would see the use of weapons of mass destruction

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8744913/Full-scale-Middle-East-war-is-imminent-warns-Israeli-general.html

>>132655044
>>132655501

>PUTIN: CHERNOBYL DISASTER SHOULD SERVE AS A LESSON TO THE WORLD

http://www.newsweek.com/putin-hails-chernobyl-rescue-heroes-30-years-452588

>The Vulnerability of Nuclear Facilities to Cyber Attack

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/holloway1/docs/SI-v10-I1_Kesler.pdf

>The United States possesses more space weaponry than any other country

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/08/09/the-u-s-military-is-preparing-for-the-real-star-wars

>Russia reveals new generation satellite to fight war in space

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/476182/Russia-developing-star-wars-space-weapons

>Russia lost all of its early warning satellites in the spring of 2014.

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/defense/russian-soyuz-2-1b-rocket-successfully-launches-tundra-satellite

>two secret Soviet programs, "Mercury" and "Volcano", aimed at developing a "tectonic weapon" that could set off earthquakes from great distance

>US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, said..."Others are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectonic_weapon#Reports

>According to state-run Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the destructive power attributed to the new torpedo's warhead would fit the description of a cobalt bomb.

>A cobalt bomb has never been tested because of the devastating radiation it would unleash.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34797252

>"We are talking about autonomous weapons, which means that there is no one behind it. AI: artificial intelligence weapons," he told a forum in Davos. "Very precisely, weapons that can locate and attack targets without human intervention."

http://phys.org/news/2016-01-killer-robots-late-scientists-davos.html

>Russia crafting line of ‘dragonfly’ drones

http://tass.com/defense/902921

>>132655044
>>132655501

>It is believed that Russian researchers used reverse transcriptase-PCR to create a DNA copy of the Ebola virus and then spliced the genes encoding key virulence factors into the unnecessary regions of the smallpox genome.

>Alibek believes that this chimera, which he has named Ebolapox, would be capable of causing hemorrhagic smallpox, the most fatal form of the disease, in all infected individuals

https://books.google.com/books?id=AwkVgNPRnKoC

>Novichok is a series of nerve agents that were developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. Allegedly these are the most deadly nerve agents ever made

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novichok_agent

>U.S. military hackers have penetrated Russia's electric grid, telecommunications networks and the Kremlin's command systems

>Russia, China and other nations have probed and left hidden malware on parts of U.S critical infrastructure, "preparing the battlefield," in military parlance, for cyber attacks that could turn out the lights or turn off the internet across major cities

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-hackers-ready-hit-back-if-russia-disrupts-election-n677936

>NSA chief says 'when, not if' foreign country hacks U.S. infrastructure

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-nsa-idUSKCN0W35M8

>Cell Phones, Microwaves And The Human Health Threat

>The microwaves that cell phones emit can interact with human tissue in an entirely new way, says theoretical biologist at a government lab

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/423871/cell-phones-microwaves-and-the-human-health-threat

>THE EFFECT OF MICROWAVES ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7521095727.pdf

>It is therefore possible to manipulate the nervous system of a subject by pulsing images displayed on a nearby computer monitor or TV set

https://www.google.com/patents/US6506148

>>132655501
Your primary fault line is absolutely plausible. I can see China in the mix as well, they may be seeking additional prestige/defense of interests in the South China Sea as they continue to build islands.

Islamic Jihadism may eventually turn on itself, but also a war with Islam may break out given fatigue of putting up with constant attacks. Fighting terrorism is in general a very difficult topic because the more terrorists you kill, the worse things seem to get. Sometime more needs to be done, alongside drone strikes, to ensure we finish with Islamic terrorism. I am not sure what though at this point.

>>132655818
Thanks for all the links, this will keep me busy. I appreciate you taking the time.

>>132656092
>I can see China in the mix as well, they may be seeking additional prestige/defense of interests in the South China Sea as they continue to build islands.

I don't think so. I don't think China is against us. Remember the Molotov-Ribbentrop aggreement? similar situation, perhaps

>but also a war with Islam may break out given fatigue of putting up with constant attacks.

eventually things will get more serious, especially if/when the Islamists use WMDs

then not only war but also martial law within western societies too. dark days ahead. btw, I wouldn't recommend anybody go to Western Europe to study, or for any other reason. risk is too high

>>132656345

You're welcome. I think we are living in the proverbial "end times", and the risk to civilization is very high.

Survival will not come easily. With that in mind, here are a few more links, and good day;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole_Traverse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ocean#Natural_hazards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_night

http://educ.jmu.edu//~omearawm/ph101willtobelieve.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dx0qWHL7dc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2axy9Ha3VMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0-GxoJ_Pcg#t=1m4s

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>>132656628

image from the EU parliament, link;

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2015/572806/EPRS_BRI(2015)572806_EN.pdf

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What is the best way to save my country and why does it involve occupying Venezuela and removing its population?

>>132643228
Her campaign was too smart.

what books do you recommend. im an INR major and i want to learn a bit more on this.

>>132655790
You judge which explanation is best if they do a better job generalizing. The theory I mentioned earlier, theory of hegemonic war, isolates patterns of behavior to explain four world wars (athens-sparta, one I can't remmeber, WWI and WWII). This theory is powerful in that it explains these events.

I think you are trying to make Poli Sci into a science when it isn't. It is a field of inquiry that helps us understand why political things happen, that's all. Its useful for those in the field to understand things and suggest policies to protect against them. For instance, Carr, the author I mentioned, suggests diplomacy to prevent war. Not a perfect answer, I prefer deterrence, that is, communicate clearly that if you were to be attacked, there will be an overwhelming response.

You may not be able to find a general theory on politics, and there will always be anomalies. If a theory is shit, then you just don't use it. There will always be competing explanations and the better one always comes out on top. There are a large number of theories to pull from in political science. We can talk about this for ages.

>>132656861
The best way to save your country? That is hard to say given the level of corruption and the strength of organized crime. I can't even begin to think of a response right now.

>>132657292
>INR
Start with a text, one of my favorites is Baylis, Smith & Owens: "The Globalization of World Politics." They will have suggested readings that you can refer to later. Best wishes.

>>132657775
>Teaching political science
>Can't even figure out how to fix a failed state with a bit of corruption and uncontainable violence
So I'm guessing you're american then.

>>132658227
If reality has taught anyone, anything about politics, it's that ideas are 10% of the work and the will to implement is 90% of the work. Mexico can solve its problems if it wants to, but the problem is that it actually has to want to. God himself could descend from the heavens and proclaim the best path for Mexico. But without the good men required to actually fix the problems, it won't fix the problems.

Third world nations are shitholes because the people there make them to be so. If they didn't want to live in a third world shithole, then they would've found the will to pull themselves out of being a third world shithole.

>>132658060
i have read this already, any others? i am a pol sci minor so i know a lot about pol sci as well. i was with someone who was an INR major and graduated before me, so i was actually looking more for a pol sci perspective.
Mixing INR with pol sci is a crazy mix though, theres a lot that you wonder about that the other answers, oddly enough.

>>132658227
I am not that arrogant to tackle such a question. I need to investigate the country more.

>>132658607
Well thats just rude. I mean, you're right and, unless Morena wins the presidential election (which is unlikely) and actually does something (which is nearly impossible), I'd say we're completely fucked as a sovereign country and our only hope would be a foreign intervention. Thank God I have double nationality and get to leave the sinking ship.

>>132658678
The next step, I think, is a sampling of the classics. Try Betts "Conflict After the Cold War". I am unfamiliar with readers/texts that combine Poli Sci with IR or INR. I would ask your friend for his notes and syllabi if they still have them.

>>132658607
You are assuming that Mexicans aren't good people and we have no way of measuring the quality of their souls. Mexicans had their country hijacked by organized crime. They are constantly working for positive change but it is extraordinarily difficult.

>>132659044
If you want to change something, you can't just abandon the country. One man may not be able to change things, it takes the entire country to work toward the solution, whatever that may be.

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>>132659265
What do you think about our great leader, mutti?

How important is ideology for those in power?

>>132659785
Well, Mister "I have a degree in political science but I don't know how to fix a 200 year old Dumpster fire that had some of the greatest potential in the west", our country is, generally speaking, too far gone to have any noticeable change, unless Morena somehow magically cleans all of the filth from our goverment (Which they won't, they'll just replace it with their own scum). After Morena fails, the voters will be disillusioned, and will most likely retur to voting for PRI and PAN, or maybe even vote for PRD. It doesn't matter, they're pretty much the same. So unless Morena wins and gets shit done, I'll be leaving as soon as I can. No point in staying in a country with suicidal tendencies.

>>132660033
She does good things and dumb things. I do think though that the EU is a ticking time bomb. If any of the PIGS were to default, Germany would be left taking a huge haircut. This could bring in serious political instability. She needs to either push countries into a political union like the USA (which Germans do not want) or disband the EU in an organized fashion. The way it is right now is untenable. What do you think being from the region?

>>132660413
When campaigning, ideology is essential to unite people and get them to vote you into power. After, politicians dump the ideology. Running a country is hard and ideologies do not solve all problems. That's why most politicians are liars.

>>132659623
I don't exist in the political nor academic worlds, so my viewpoints tend to be more realist but controversial. Of course it's a nice moral platitude to say that their nation was 'hijacked' and that there are plenty of good people trying to make a difference. It'd go off great with everyone to say such a positive thing. But this 4chan, so you don't have to be nice here. Most Mexicans are dumb, and like other third world nations, lack the ability to govern themselves on abstract moral codes like rule of law. If there were enough good men in Mexico, then things like organized crime wouldn't be able to take charge in the first place. Maybe in three or five centuries, after years of grueling suffering and natural selection, will Mexicans finally evolve into being a first-world people. Look at Europe, and how it used to be a low IQ backwater of barbarians. It wasn't until centuries of warring tribes that Europeans finally gathered enough intelligence to implement Chivalry, Feudalism, and Heraldry, leading to an end of the dog-eat-dog era that Warlords were like.

There used to be a term to described uncivilized people in a natural way; Barbarian. And right now, Mexico is akin to Germania in the third century AD. Don't expect much progress in your lifetime, nor your grandkids lifetime.

literature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx-hRW_2ePk

Any new literature analyzing the meteoric surge of nationalism and the right?

Do you think it's possible to have a beneficial authoritarian government? A constitutional dictatorship?

>>132660901
Right now, I don't know of any books discussing the surge of nationalism. The second question is interesting, most people would say no. Others would say yes, in times of political instability. I usually go to Thomas Jefferson who said "those who seek security over freedom deserve neither" paraphrased of course.

>>132660734
Then who makes all these crazy proposals that never work out in the long-term?

Examples; pension funds, housing funds, obamacare, german immigration policies

And who creates the ideology?

>>132642356
cant wait

>>132660809
the only thing holding back people from killing one another is law and its penalties. The state, the entity that dispenses justice, holds the monopoly on the use of violence. The problem with Mexico is the lack of law and order due to a corrupt state. Weak institutions are to blame. I know you have your way of thinking and I know where I am, but please consider an alternative explanation as yours is incomplete, or at least dependent on your generalized opinion on a large group of people.

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>>132640149
You're not redpilled if you haven't read these yet.

>>132661521
those are social democratic institutions that hail from Otto von Bismarck (pensions, housing, health care). They worked for some time in many states, but now they are in need of serious reform. This particular ideology was formed, in part, by Bismarck in an attempt to dampen communist/socialist movements during the revolutions of the 1870's. It worked. It also worked in Norway during the 1930's. I can't speak about immigration policies at this time as I do not know enough. All I know is its pissing off alot of people.

>>132640149
Oh fuck, a poli sci professor!? Try not to overhwhelm us with that powerful intellect.

>>132662303
kek, I am happy for the conversation. Part of this is learning from you too, what's called engaged pedagogy.

>>132641892
Why do people no longer vaule freedom of speech as a natural right

>>132661930
>The state, the entity that dispenses justice, holds the monopoly on the use of violence. The problem with Mexico is the lack of law and order due to a corrupt state. Weak institutions are to blame.

But you just proved my point. The State can only operate successfully when people are capable of upholding abstract moral norms. Look at Europe during the Early Middle Ages versus Europe during the High Middle Ages. Europe under the Franks was an era where violence was the norm and a lack of morality was prevalent. It was a long period of literal darkness where Banditry was prevalent and the monopoly of coercion wasn't guaranteed. It wasn't until the High Middle Ages, when moral codes were defined and abstract norms became common place, did Europe have any kind of semblance of 'prosperity.'

Weak institutions emerge precisely because the people of Mexico cannot form strong institutions because of their inability to govern themselves by morality. Look at Japan as the non-western example of this process. Japan is highly prosperous and has strong institutions because its people govern themselves with tremendous moral restraint. Compare them with Mexico, which lacks any and every kind of moral restraint, leading to corruption and the middle income trap. Therefore, the state will be weak because the people themselves lack the moral fiber necessary to govern themselves toward a strong state, because a strong state is dependent on moral fiber in the first place.

I'm sure in centuries, Mexico will progress, but that's the kind of timeframe we need to be realistically talking about in terms of progress overall.

>>132662730
Because their feelings get hurt, they don't want to deal with ideas/perspectives that disagree with their world view. Its a sad state right now, especially at universities. I think eventually though, the problem will go away, the constitution protects free speech and the right to private belief.

>>132662867
I agree with you to a point, I just find it hard to generalize entire people the way you do. I just can't do it. Maybe you are correct but the norms against, for lack of a better word, racism, is holding me back from making such statements. I never actually said this is an actual forum, I appreciate the anonymity.

>>132640149
Why don't you teach a real subject like Math or Astrobiology? Polisci is literally sociology tier.

>>132662252
Honestly, i'm already set on Moldbug.
It's professors telling the journalists/teachers/NGO's.
The journalists/teachers/NGO's telling the people.
And the people are telling the politicians what to do or punishing them for not doing what they've been told.

Have you read anything by Moldbug or is there anything related to libertarianism in academic political science?

Dear all,

Thank you for the participation, unfortunately, I have to go. This was not only fun, but informative. I wish you all success in all your endeavors.

>>132663198
You're one of the pol sci majors I like.

People don't understand how important the vaule of freedom of speech was, it is the ONLY way to effectively discern the truth

>>132651515

>Vox Day

LOL

>>132640149
How can we use the science of memory to improve our memes and make America white again?

>>132640149

How likely do you think New World Order is in our lifetime? I had a professor in IR claim on the first day of class that it's inevitable. Unfortunately I was dropped from the class early on so I didn't get a chance to hear her reasoning.

>>132642842
praise pinochet

>>132640149
Do you have an opinion about the book "Great Political Thinkers: Plato to the Present" by William Ebenstein (4th ed)?

I picked up a used copy the other day. The commentary - the introductory piece for each section - seems rather good.

>>132640149
Andy?

>>132651483
heres your (you)

Is there a book you can recommend on politics in Shakespeare?

>>132663771
I think that all nations, just like alien races, are at different stages of development, and should be treated with respect and governed based on the level of development they are realistically at. And I also think that, in the very long term, there will be a convergence between all groups as humanity slowly progresses. It just makes sense, however, to treat a nation as it is rather than what we want it to be.