Israel and Iran Create World Tension

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15617657

World War I was sparked by an event between two minor European powers who had the rest of Europe tied into the war through alliances. It is interesting to see a similar spark beginning to unfold between Israel and Iran. Israel has an unconditional ally, USA. Iran has two very strong allies, Russia and China. In this article Russia warns Israel that an attack on Iran would be a "very serious mistake fraught with unpredictable consequences", Russia's foreign minister has warned.

Israel wants to move in on Iran with a preemptive strike to prevent the development of Iran’s Nuclear program. Iran claims that it only wants to use nuclear power for commercial use. What will happen if Israel attacks Iran, and Russia steps in? World War III?

Chris Laskowski
TA: Maness
POLS 184
Friday - 9:00AM

Iranian conflict with Olympic symbol

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12604512

Iran is calling the olympic symbol, created for the 2012 olympic games in London, racist due to the spelling of the logo looking like the word "Zion". While this is not a major article in the world of international relations, it will be interesting to see how this will play out. While Iran is not a big nation of interest for the olympics, it is still a global friendly event which everyone should be invited to participate in. If the OC does change the logo will it be setting a precedent for complaints in the future? Should the logo be changed or is this asking too much?

-John Sorensen