According to rumors I heard, I will begin my PhD as early as Fall 2009. In the meantime, I’d like to focus more blog work on analysis. To that end, I have set up a new blog (meepa.wordpress.com) which I expect to roll out on 1 September. It’s going to be a monumental task because I plan to cover both the Middle East (well, the portions of it that interest me) and Eurasia (ibid.).

This blog, as well as my Russian blog (noviyrus.wordpress.com) will remain active and I will continue posting to them insofar as I’m able, although this one is less likely to get updated more since I’m no longer in Syria. Both blogs, however, will be reduced to personal observations (sometimes humorous, sometimes not) on life as an American in these respective countries. MEEPA, as the acronym would suggest, is going to be strictly analysis.