Tag Archives: geostrategy

Frank Miller’s Geostrategic Theory

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Lee

Frank Lovece sat down with Frank Miller for Newsday to discuss his upcoming film The Spirit. Toward the end of it Lovece asked Miller about remarks he’d made in 2007 in support of the Iraq War, and offered him an … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Foreign affairs, Military Matters | Tagged 1992, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, anti-Americanism, batman, comic books, Dark Knight, fascism, Frank Lovece, Frank Miller, geostrategy, Germany, Give Me Liberty, graphic novel, Hollywood, Holy Terror Batman, illustration, interview, Iran, Iraq war, Islamofascism, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, military geography, negative space, neoconservative, Newsday, Pearl Harbor, radio, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, social commentary, Syria, The Spirit, Turkey, Victor Davis Hanson | 17 Comments

Implications of the Pletka Purge

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Lee

Roland picks up an interesting piece by Jacob Heilbrunn for the National Interest, describing an ongoing purge of neoconservative intellectuals from the American Enterprise Institute, allegedly instigated by Vice President Danielle Pletka. So far Michael Ledeen and Reuel Marc Gerecht … Continue reading →

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Russian Imperialism and the Election

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Chris Dunn) John Bolton argues that the future of Russian imperialism in Eurasia rides on the outcome of the US presidential election. Unsurprisingly, he pitches McCain: “First reactions, before the campaigns’ pollsters and consultants get involved are always the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page | Tagged campaign, centrism, consultants, divided government, Domestic Politics, election, Eurasia, Foreign affairs, Georgia, geostrategy, imperialism, indicators, invasion, John Bolton, McCain, Obama, political, polls, presidency, Rasmussen, revanchism, Russia, Russian imperialism, war | Leave a comment

A Retreating Periphery

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Mani Babbar) After 9/11 widened Al Qaeda’s ambitious war against most of the world, Osama bin Laden described his own axis-o-evil as being composed of “Crusaders, Zionists and Hindus.” But at some point, without anyone much noticing, that seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page, Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Europe, geostrategy, Hindus, India, Iraq, Jammu, Jhelum River, Kashmir, Middle East, Muslim, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, propaganda, religion, Terrorism, Tigris River, United States, war | 2 Comments

Scrambling for Africa: A Conversation with John Ghazvinian

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Lee

Gas flaring in the Niger Delta (photo: Ellie) John Ghazvinian is a journalist and historian of considerable insight into African affairs. He also happens to have written one of the best recent books on the emergent international struggle for African … Continue reading →

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