Comments on: Battle of the Books http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:13:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Younghusband’s Review Roundup http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-54273 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Younghusband’s Review Roundup Mon, 12 Dec 2005 05:00:30 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-54273 [...] Book: Blueprint for Action Finally sat down and read it this week. Have to say, I enjoyed PNM better. I did find the “Heroes Yet Discovered” and “Headlines of the Future” interesting though. [...] [...] Book: Blueprint for Action Finally sat down and read it this week. Have to say, I enjoyed PNM better. I did find the “Heroes Yet Discovered” and “Headlines of the Future” interesting though. [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday To Us! http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-31349 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday To Us! Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:35:12 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-31349 [...] Sir Francis Edward YOUNGHUSBAND Battle of the Books: Reviewing America’s Secret War and the Pentagon’s New Map—reviewed in turn by Dr. Barnett. Religious Freedom Guaranteed: A report from the ground on religious minorities in Iran. Anjoman-E Padeshahi Iran: One of the only English sources on the web about London’s Iranian dissident group. RYP: The Anti-Traveler: A profile of a brother-in-arms. Parrish and the Canadian Military: The straight dope on the Canadian military. Cambodia’s Landmine Museum: Seeing some hope in all the anarchy. Confessions of a Thug: Rollin’ wit my 19th century niggaz! Chinese Turkestan 2004: Some photography from China’s Muslim regions. More recognition for JTF2: Canada’s secret commando unit gets some props, but not from the Canadian public. Hijacking the American Language: Stop playing with my mind! Younghusband’s true colours are shown in the debate on cognitive science. [...] [...] Sir Francis Edward YOUNGHUSBAND Battle of the Books: Reviewing America’s Secret War and the Pentagon’s New Map—reviewed in turn by Dr. Barnett. Religious Freedom Guaranteed: A report from the ground on religious minorities in Iran. Anjoman-E Padeshahi Iran: One of the only English sources on the web about London’s Iranian dissident group. RYP: The Anti-Traveler: A profile of a brother-in-arms. Parrish and the Canadian Military: The straight dope on the Canadian military. Cambodia’s Landmine Museum: Seeing some hope in all the anarchy. Confessions of a Thug: Rollin’ wit my 19th century niggaz! Chinese Turkestan 2004: Some photography from China’s Muslim regions. More recognition for JTF2: Canada’s secret commando unit gets some props, but not from the Canadian public. Hijacking the American Language: Stop playing with my mind! Younghusband’s true colours are shown in the debate on cognitive science. [...]

]]> By: tdaxp http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-17473 tdaxp Sun, 07 Aug 2005 14:00:22 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-17473 <strong>Al Qaeda is Losing (but has a chance on the Euphrates)</strong> "Al Qaeda as Warfighting Entity," by George Friedman, Stratfor Geopolitical Intelligence Report, 2 August 2005, http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/08/02/stratfor-geopolitical-intelligence-report-al-qaeda-as-warfig.html. George Friedma... Al Qaeda is Losing (but has a chance on the Euphrates)

“Al Qaeda as Warfighting Entity,” by George Friedman, Stratfor Geopolitical Intelligence Report, 2 August 2005, http://junkpolitics.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/08/02/stratfor-geopolitical-intelligence-report-al-qaeda-as-warfig.html.

George Friedma…

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Review of the Review of the Review http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » The Review of the Review of the Review Sun, 27 Feb 2005 08:34:04 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-1574 [...] iews” where he comments on media coverage of his book The Pentagon’s New Map. Younghusband reviewed PNM alongside G. Friedman’s America’ [...] [...] iews” where he comments on media coverage of his book The Pentagon’s New Map. Younghusband reviewed PNM alongside G. Friedman’s America’ [...]

]]> By: praktike http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-772 praktike Sat, 29 Jan 2005 22:36:06 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-772 Your take on these too books fits well with mine. Barnett has set up a great framework and lexicon for discussion, and has flipped the frame around to focus on the positive side of things, perhaps too positive. Friedman's lack of sources drove me up the wall. I think he made a few things up, frankly. I can't believe that Stratfor has all kinds of sources that could tell them what "the US" and "the Saudis" were thinking at any given point in time. International actors aren't monolithic like that. Your take on these too books fits well with mine. Barnett has set up a great framework and lexicon for discussion, and has flipped the frame around to focus on the positive side of things, perhaps too positive. Friedman’s lack of sources drove me up the wall. I think he made a few things up, frankly. I can’t believe that Stratfor has all kinds of sources that could tell them what “the US” and “the Saudis” were thinking at any given point in time. International actors aren’t monolithic like that.

]]> By: Curzon http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Curzon Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:46:08 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-516 I love Barnett, but sometimes the man can be over-the-top optimistic. All his theories of a happy world sound very nice, but face it: there are REAL problems in the coming years. The middle classes in the developed world will be economically squeezed with job export and outsourcing to places like India, a dropping birth rate in many developed countries will put pressure on social welfare services, the population is on the rise in unstable places like Indonesia, the DRC, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (all of which will be in the top 10 most populous countries by 2030), a crunch on natural and fossil fule resources... good God, it's too depressing to even think about. Face it, Barnett: COMING ANARCHY. I love Barnett, but sometimes the man can be over-the-top optimistic. All his theories of a happy world sound very nice, but face it: there are REAL problems in the coming years. The middle classes in the developed world will be economically squeezed with job export and outsourcing to places like India, a dropping birth rate in many developed countries will put pressure on social welfare services, the population is on the rise in unstable places like Indonesia, the DRC, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (all of which will be in the top 10 most populous countries by 2030), a crunch on natural and fossil fule resources… good God, it’s too depressing to even think about.

Face it, Barnett: COMING ANARCHY.

]]> By: Peter http://cominganarchy.com/2005/01/27/battle-of-the-books/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Peter Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:22:04 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/01/17/battle-of-the-books/#comment-515 Nice review. I shall reading PNM in the coming months. Thomas Barnett wrote an interesting article in this month's issue of Wired (02/05). In the article, he called for a "WTO-like" entity consisting of 'core' nations (membership is by invitation only) to establish new rules for waging the war on terror. Basically he pointed out that the Geneva conventions are irrelevant for non-state combatants and these new rules should be made by this newly formed organization. He also added a sly remark about how this task should NOT be left to the UN, an int'l legislative body where Libya can chair the Commission on Human Rights (!). Nice review. I shall reading PNM in the coming months. Thomas Barnett wrote an interesting article in this month’s issue of Wired (02/05). In the article, he called for a “WTO-like” entity consisting of ‘core’ nations (membership is by invitation only) to establish new rules for waging the war on terror. Basically he pointed out that the Geneva conventions are irrelevant for non-state combatants and these new rules should be made by this newly formed organization. He also added a sly remark about how this task should NOT be left to the UN, an int’l legislative body where Libya can chair the Commission on Human Rights (!).

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