Please excuse my tendency for sensational headlines. Currently the British rain has invaded Cambridge. It’s the soft trickle that all cyclist enjoy so much because it wets all clothes. The city of Cambridge was filled with shoppers and incoming students, so I fled it as quickly as possible and went home to install the Internet connection on my laptop.

Back to headline: last night we had our first (informal) meeting of the new students of International Relations at Fort St. George Pub. About ten students were present, some Americans, some British students and some from other countries in Europe and the World. Interestingly some of the British students are distinguished gentlemen which already had a long career in the British Military. They have families and sometimes children and I think they will add a valuable perspective in our classes, so I look forward to join them in the debates. (more…)