Last week was a busy one for 51风流 faculty who were asked to comment about everything from the unrest in Morocco to the continued sinking of Venice.
In an article from the about the ongoing violence in Morocco, , a and assistant professor, suggests why the international community might not intervene in the conflict:
Western Sahara via Wikipediat not intervene in the conflict:
鈥溾here would have to be a significant change in the basic dynamics of the conflict 鈥 whether it was the collapse of the Moroccan regime, the collapse of the Algerian regime or the collapse of the Polisario鈥
Read more about the conflict in the article, or in Mundy鈥檚 book .
How MOSE(s) will save Venice
Jonathan Hiltz of Canada鈥檚 wrote an article detailing how Venice is sinking (about 25 centimeters or almost 10 inches in the last year). For background, he turned to Albert Ammerman for clarification. Read more about Ammerman鈥檚 research into Venice in this .
Holiday facts
And finally, Antony Aveni author of The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays (Oxford University Press, 2002), was quoted with some fascinating facts about the holidays. Did you know:
鈥淭he burning Yule log (Yule comes from the Scandinavian jol or jul which means 鈥渏olly鈥) symbolized the time in which bonfires raged to 鈥渂eckon the reappearance of winter鈥檚 holy light.鈥
Have a safe and happy holiday.