Roland Paris
@rolandparis
Professor and director, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, @uOttawaGSPIA. Associate fellow, @ChathamHouse. Speaking only for myself.
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http://www.rolandparis.com 03-12-2010 15:37:12
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Foreign policy vision from UK Labourās shadow foreign secretary. Full of pre-election partisan jabs, but basically a sensible strategy. Though my eyes roll at the āprogressive realismā label ā two essentially meaningless words smushed together. Oh well. foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdomā¦
I see no evidence that Iran was trying to draw Israel into a larger war, but thatās what tonightās direct attack on Israel could yield. Right now, Iranās strike looks like a case of failed signalling ā a military strike that actually sent a message of escalation, not tit-for-tat.