The blog has been going far better than expected: now clocking
over 1,500 views in total, with the most recent post on Iraq by far the most
popular. I have found it far more enjoyable than working on maths or economics,
probably to the detriment of my grades. I have to apologise for the length of posts but given the subject matter I find it hard to get them down to a reasonable word count; furthermore, as I said in the introductory post, the blog is as much a place for me to record my thoughts as an audience-seeking enterprise. The blog also seems to be riling some people up, since I received an email from Google saying I was subject to an attack located in the US.
Coming up I have arranged for a guest blog post from fellow
course member Jamie Sims, who writes a blog (http://annoyingpeasant.blogspot.co.uk/)
on political issues from gay marriage to atheism to libertarian socialism. It’s
far more nicely laid out than mine and a good read; I believe he will write
something to be put on here about domestic issues or economics, to give a
balance to the dense international relations that characterises the majority of
my own writing. In return I will contribute a post to his blog about international
politics, most probably something on West Papua. Also in the pipeline for the near-future are posts on the current crisis on the Korean Peninsula and drone
warfare.
For anyone interested, another friend of mine writes a blog
on European and British issues: he wrote a post ‘In Thatcher’s Defense’ (http://europeandfriends.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/in-thatchers-defense/),
which was followed by an amusing 11-comment exchange between the two of us on
the legacy of the late-Thatcher.
And, of course, you are all most welcome to read my blog at thecouscousdiaries.com where you can find views that Connor is likely to disagree with ;-)
ReplyDeleteAh how could I forget to promote you Raph! But yes yours is also a good blog. Did you catch the post on a diplomatic solution to the Iranian issue?
ReplyDeleteSlightly offended but I'll let it slide - cheers! And no, reading it now though.
DeleteAlso I would like to have a post from you on here some time if you're up for that, good to get the opposing side...
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, just let me know. Likewise for mine, naturally.
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