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.
Read MoreDonn 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.
Posted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Mar 12, 2012 | Middle East, Palestine, US, Viewpoints |
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.
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | May 23, 2011 | US, Viewpoints |
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 heading towards towns, communities, and people in and around the...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | May 19, 2011 | Europe, News & Analysis |
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”....
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Feb 28, 2011 | Africa, Viewpoints |
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, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Feb 15, 2011 | Essays, Regions |
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 home country from nearly a quarter...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Feb 2, 2011 | Africa, Viewpoints |
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 favor of his Vice President Omar Suleiman and...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Jan 25, 2011 | Essays, Regions |
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 years at Oxford as a...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Nov 9, 2010 | Essays, US |
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 first foray into the political arena.
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Aug 6, 2010 | News & Analysis, Palestine |
Jeremy Hammond, editor of this journal recently argued that the two state solution to the...
Read MorePosted by Donn M. Kurtz II | Jul 25, 2010 | US, Viewpoints |
Grand Coteau, Louisiana, July 23 — Yesterday 11,000 people attended a rally at the Cajundome...
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