Dive into the archives.
- Another reason why China’s industrial might isn’t as scary as you think
A few months ago, the Economist had an article on the crisis of middle management leadership in China, namely that there is none. Now, Slate jumps on the bandwagon, saying that Chinese may be able to make stuff but they sure can’t sell it.
You don’t have to go to China to see how much [...]
- CIA World Factbook for your iPod
This is brilliant, with WORLDview, you can access all kinds of info about all kinds of regions on the go with your iPod. It’s like having the CIA World Factbook in your pocket!
- Light Water in North Korea, Heavy Booze in Saudi Arabia
First order of business: Gaijin Biker has figured out how to solve our North Korean problem!
Next: guest post by commenter Lane. Begin:
This article in the Khaleej Times is a classic expose of the alcohol trade amongst the Third World guests in Saudi Arabia. Entitled “Saudis shocked at discovery of wine factories”, (which is like [...]
- On War in the 21st Century
Colonel Thomas X. Hammes’ The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century is a highly accessible book on 4th generation warfare (4GW) that goes above and beyond abstract definitions, applying generational warfare theory to actual modern day conflicts.
The first four chapters provide an introduction to the 1st through 4th generations of warfare: [...]
- An African Chunnel?
Through the 17th and 18th centuries, Britain and France battled for political and commercial supremacy in western Africa.
The 1783 Treaty of Versailles gave Great Britain possession of the Gambia River area, while the French kept most of the inner continent, including the rolling, sandy plains of the western Sabel desert known as the [...]
- The Biology of Conflict
I adhere to a Kaplanesque version of pessimistic realism and fundamentally believe that human beings are hardwired to be violent. Steven Huybrechts agrees in his recent paper Biology of Conflict: Ruling Out World Government (pdf), arguing that people naturally divide into tribe-like subgroups destined for conflict. Conclusion: no world government will ever be [...]
- Googling efficiently
Let me just pass on an interesting link to all of you who I know spend a lot of time doing research on the web: Google Search Techniques: Learn to use Google’s advanced query syntax to get results quickly.
Learn such tools as:
intitle:
inurl:
intext:
daterange:
filetype:
related:
info:
stands +for
newbieVery useful stuff.
via Lifehacker
- Was Winston Drunk?
The joke—or ugly truth—is that Winston Churchill was drunk when, as a Minister of State near the end of World War I, he drafted the borders of the Middle East, resulting in Iraq’s crooked border with Jordan
- RMC Memorial Arch
Built in 1923, the Royal Military College Memorial Arch stands as a reminder of those RMC students that have fallen in the battles and wars of Canada’s past. Located just across the La Salle Causeway, it is the first thing you see on your way to RMC. Each year cadets are marched through the arch [...]
- Must See BookTV
Those of you with an hour to spare should listen to Stephen Budiansky talk about his new book, Her Majesty’s Spymaster on C-Span/BookTV. The speech is available online here and you can listen using Real player. (EDIT: Link updated)
The book is about Sir Francis Walsingham, the first spymaster in Elizabethan England and the [...]
