James D Boys
James is currently conducting PhD research at the University of Birmingham, specialising in US political history and foreign policy. His doctoral thesis examines the development and execution of foreign policy under President Clinton.
The dual containment of rogue states
[ politics - april 05 ]
"Clinton had not sought the presidency merely to find a new enemy or to confront old foes, but to implement sweeping domestic reform. Alas, he would find that such aspirations were to prove untenable."
The Somali Legacy: Black Hawk Two
[ politics | opinion - february 04 ]
Bush is learning that foreign escapades do not guarantee electoral success.
Early evening, April 4th...
[ politics | opinion - february 03 ]
"Violence breeds violence, repression brings retaliation, and only a cleansing of our whole society can remove this sickness from our soul." Reflections on Robert F Kennedy's speech on the death of MLK.
Evolving intelligence: President Clinton and the CIA
[ politics | opinion - november 02 ]
Critics of Clinton who lamented his inability to eliminate bin Laden are guilty of forgetting, or conveniently ignoring, that they lambasted his efforts to strike at Al Qaeda.
