Sudan is accusing Israel of attacking a munitions factory in Sudan. Israel denies the charge, but has often accused Sudan of supplying arms to Palestinian militants. Long-range operations are not uncommon in Israeli foreign policy, but against the backdrop of continuing fighting along the Gaza border, this possible escalation is disquieting.
The BBC published an article that gives a little taste of what it was like to live through the Cuban missile crisis. It is very hard for me to think about it being 50 years ago this week. I’m clearly not THAT old.
As we discussed in class, the Syrian crisis has many dimensions. One of those dimensions is the relationship of the Kurds in Syria to the Kurds in Turkey. The Economist has published a nice primer on how to think about that aspect of the crisis.
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