Donn M. Kurtz II received his Ph. D. from Tulane University and taught political science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1969 until his retirement in 2007. He lives near Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
If Iran Gets a Bomb, Then…?
Acquiring a nuclear capacity could demonstrate Iran’s technological and scientific proficiency and its immunity from international pressure. Actually using those devices serves none of these objectives.…
The Flood of 2011
For the sixth time in less than six years, the world hears about Louisiana because of a disaster. This time it is the Flood of 2011. The flood waters are…
The British Referendum: No Change in Election System
British voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed change in their election system earlier this month. The referendum on the alternative vote[1] failed when more than two-thirds of those participating voted “no”.…
Southern Sudanese Independence
Voters in the January referendum in Southern Sudan overwhelmingly endorsed secession for that region with the new state scheduled to come into existence on July 9th this year. The vote,…
Into Exile
Earlier this year a popular uprising forced Tunisian President Zine El Abadine Ben Ali into exile. Not long after, former President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier (“Baby Doc”) returned to his…
The Egyptian Transition
If Egypt is to emerge from the present crisis as a stable and responsive political system six steps must be taken without delay. First: President Mubarak must resign immediately in…
International Education and National Political Leadership
Only two American presidents studied at foreign educational institutions. John Quincy Adams attended Leiden University while his father John Adams served as a diplomat in Europe. Bill Clinton spent two…
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as Congressional Candidates
Many veterans already hold office at the state and local level, some of whom will be ready to try to move up the political ladder while others will make their…
Israel’s One and a Half State Solution
Jeremy Hammond, editor of this journal recently argued that the two state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is dead. I contend that it was never alive. No Israeli government –regardless…
From the Gulf Coast: A Moratorium Is Not the Answer
Grand Coteau, Louisiana, July 23 — Yesterday 11,000 people attended a rally at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana to protest President Obama’s moratorium on deep water drilling. When one strips…
Election Reform in the United Kingdom
One of the agreements reached in negotiating the terms of a Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government in Britain as a result of the May election was to hold a referendum next…
Our Fleet Is Idle – When It Should Be at Sea
For the second time in less than five years a unique Louisiana asset – our large fleet of private boaters and professional fishing craft and their crews - is being…
The Spill – Reflections from Louisiana
If the Gulf spill impedes access to the Mississippi River and its ports, another set of international groups will become even more concerned than they already are. …
Oxford and Harvard: The World’s Political Universities
If David Cameron, leader of England’s Conservative party, is able to form a government, he would become the twenty-sixth British Prime Minister educated at Oxford. Early last year Barak…
The Case for Amnesty and Exile
Recent events in Kyrgyzstan highlight two perennial political questions. How does a country rid itself of an unwanted, incompetent, or abusive leader? What is to be done with…
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China and the Arctic: Breaking the Ice
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Hezbollah’s Syrian Equation
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On Political Precondition
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Israel, Hawking and the Pressing Question of Boycott
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Gangster State America
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A Scientific Theory of the WTC 7 Collapse
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The Myth of the U.N. Creation of Israel
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Bush Convicted of War Crimes in Absentia
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Ron Paul: Propagandist or Prophet?
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