http://intlrel.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/an-ends-based-analysis-of-911/#comment-6 alekelsey Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:28:28 +0000 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-6 I like the point of view you discuss when you say that al-qaeda reasoned using end-based action rather than rule-based action. I agree with your reasoning and evidence to a large extent, but wonder if there was also rule-based action involved? Of course, one would have to consider looking further into what is considered moral to the members of al-qaeda (based on religion or middle-eastern culture), for western values of morality may be different in many ways. I also like how you talk about the problems they wished to instill on America, but do you think that they also took into account the problems that acts of terror would reflect onto them? I enjoyed reading your post! keep on bloggin! I like the point of view you discuss when you say that al-qaeda reasoned using end-based action rather than rule-based action. I agree with your reasoning and evidence to a large extent, but wonder if there was also rule-based action involved? Of course, one would have to consider looking further into what is considered moral to the members of al-qaeda (based on religion or middle-eastern culture), for western values of morality may be different in many ways. I also like how you talk about the problems they wished to instill on America, but do you think that they also took into account the problems that acts of terror would reflect onto them?
I enjoyed reading your post! keep on bloggin!

]]> http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/%e2%80%9cthe-international-system-and-al-qaida/#comment-5 jd Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:48:34 +0000 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-5 Good post. As for the comment by anonymous; I don't think that the concept of an international system, as such, is outdated. The international world has all of the necessary elements of a system--component parts, regular patterns of interaction, and overarching ordering principles. What is at issue, I think, is the nature of the three dimensions of the system listed above. Those have changed over time, I believe. Good post. As for the comment by anonymous; I don’t think that the concept of an international system, as such, is outdated. The international world has all of the necessary elements of a system–component parts, regular patterns of interaction, and overarching ordering principles. What is at issue, I think, is the nature of the three dimensions of the system listed above. Those have changed over time, I believe.

]]> http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/%e2%80%9cthe-international-system-and-al-qaida/#comment-4 Anonymous Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:26:27 +0000 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-4 it's interesting to consider how many counterexamples it would take to prove that the concept of an international system is outdated... it’s interesting to consider how many counterexamples it would take to prove that the concept of an international system is outdated…

]]> http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/al-qaeda-and-international-relations-policy/#comment-3 jd Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:12:10 +0000 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-3 Well done. Very good post linking the theories of IR to your topic. Well done. Very good post linking the theories of IR to your topic.

]]> http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/effects-of-international-relations/#comment-2 jd Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:24:02 +0000 http://intlrel.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/effects-of-international-relations/#comment-2 Very good! "Voting" is interesting, since few Americans (if you believe the polls) actually select for whom to vote based on views about international affairs, but whom we vote into office (particularly in the Presidency) certainly has a tremendous impact on the rest of the world. Very good! “Voting” is interesting, since few Americans (if you believe the polls) actually select for whom to vote based on views about international affairs, but whom we vote into office (particularly in the Presidency) certainly has a tremendous impact on the rest of the world.

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