Dive into the archives.
- The big issue of 2008: climate change
I was struck by the prominence of climate change in The World in 2008 – the annual forecast by The Economist. In 2008 the two big events will be the US presidential election and the 2008 Olympics in China. But the underlying issue of global warming featured heavily in articles throughout the magazine.
Nancy Pelosi claims [...]
- Finally a role for the navy
I have previously complained about the seemingly listless navy personnel trapped in the current paradigm of COIN. Here is an article that proves that naval personnel can even have a role in a landlocked country:
Navy bomb defusers adapt to Afghanistan roads
Canadian navy divers are putting their underwater expertise to use along the sand roads of [...]
- JFK – NSFW
Brad Neely, the internet phenomenon made famous for his brilliantly twisted animated music video about George Washington (which used to be on YouTube), strikes again with an educational ditty about JFK. Check out Professor Brothers present History Lesson #1.
- Turkey in 2007
With 70 million people of a variety of ethnic groups and religions, eight international borders and a growing economy, Turkey is a real up and comer in both the region and the world. Yet, smack in the center of the Balkans, Middle East and Caucasus, all notoriously violent regions, it is in a vulnerable and [...]
- But which book?
In the aftermath of the Bhutto assasination, the Hindustan Times runs this article on her relationships with leaders in India, noting:
Leader of the Opposition LK Advani expressed a sense of personal loss and grief at PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s assassination since she enjoyed close ties with his family and had common interests, besides their common [...]
- Breaking: Bhutto Killed in Suicide Blast
Breaking story:
Benazir Bhutto ‘killed in blast’
Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a presumed suicide attack, a military spokesman has announced on TV. Earlier reports said Ms Bhutto had only been injured and taken to hospital. Ms Bhutto had just addressed a pre-election rally in the town of Rawalpindi when the bomb [...]
- Micronations caught on film
First there was the guidebook and then the travelogue – now you can get a better look at some of these micronations through the magic of film. Check out the sale of Sealand, the nutter president of Molossia, the bird excrement covered Redonda, the Empire of Atlanteum and other Australian micronations at WebUrbanist.
- What’s your Traveller IQ?
Take the Travelpod Traveler IQ Challenge! On my first try Level 10 killed me. I made some dumb mistakes and think I could have passed if I weren’t in such a rush. I am sure you can do better. I think Curzon would rule at this.
Via FP Passport.
- Strategic communication
The latest Principles of War seminar series featured John Rendon of the Rendon Group who spoke on the topic of strategic communication. This is an issue dear to my heart as a former PR man with a technology bent familiar with the monolithic industrial-age government department system and its lack of timely communication capability.
Rendon hits [...]
- Happy Holidays
To you and yours: be joyful, healthy and safe. And remember our loved ones that are over there.
Merry Chrifsmas.
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