Steve Schippert<\/strong>\u00a0pushes attention toward the greatest underreported national security\u00a0problem of recent years. Other than John Sullivan<\/strong>, \u00a0John Robb<\/a><\/strong>, Adam Elkus<\/strong>, Stratfor<\/strong>, Fabius Maximus<\/strong> and a few other small blog sites, is anybody paying regular\u00a0attention to our Southern neighbor becoming a failed state ?<\/p>\n Congrats to Winslow Wheeler<\/strong> and Dr. Chet Richards<\/strong> <\/a>for Stanford University Press<\/strong> picking up America’s Defense Meltdown<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Tim Stevens<\/a><\/strong> has a new article up in World Defence Systems<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Complexity and Social Networks Blog<\/strong> – Alone in the Crowd: The Structure and Spread of Loneliness in a Large Social Network<\/a><\/p>\n Is loneliness contagious ? More evidence on the dynamic qualitative nature of networks.<\/p>\n The Glittering Eye<\/strong> – Visualcy, Newspapers, and Political Communication<\/a>\u00a0and Case In Point<\/a><\/p>\n Visualcy has been a continuing on\/off subject of discussion between myself and Dave<\/p>\n CTLab Review – Dr. Marc Tyrell<\/strong> – The Fight For Academic Hearts and Minds (warning:\u00a0rant)<\/a><\/p>\n I like a good rant. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n John P. Sullivan & Adam Elkus<\/strong> – SWJ<\/em><\/strong> – Postcard from Mumbai<\/a><\/p>\n The postmodern urban insurgency.<\/p>\n Fabius Maximus –<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The media doing what it does best these days, feeding us\u00a0disinformation<\/a><\/p>\n FM takes on “advocacy journalism” ( case in point Newsweek,<\/em><\/strong> which explicitly practices this model)<\/p>\n Abu Muqawama<\/strong> –\u00a0 Special Abu Muqawama Interview: Craig Mullaney<\/a><\/p>\n Perhaps Craig Mullaney’s<\/strong> book, The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education<\/em><\/strong> (Penguin USA)<\/a> SWJ Blog<\/strong> – The Unforgiving Minute<\/a><\/p>\n Review by Dave Dilegge<\/strong>, another indicator that Mullaney may have written “the” book re: Afghanistan war for some time to come.<\/p>\n Top RAND<\/strong> defense intellectual, David Ronfeldt<\/strong> now has a blog, \u00a0Apropos Two Theories<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>( hat tip to Shloky<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n David Armano<\/strong> – Battle of the Brands<\/a><\/p>\n “Brandividuals” ?<\/p>\n Danger Room<\/strong> – Scientist Looks to Weaponize Ball Lightning<\/a><\/p>\n Cool.<\/p>\n Scientific American<\/em><\/strong> – Six Ways to Boost Brainpower<\/a><\/p>\n Finally! Research we can use ! Guys – it justifies our excess caffeine consumption and playing of video games!<\/p>\n Recommended Viewing:<\/strong><\/p>\n Courtesy of Tim Stevens<\/strong> of Ubiwar<\/a><\/strong>, the PPT of General\u00a0 (res.)\u00a0 Dr. Shimon Naveh<\/strong> of the IDF, feautured in a post here last week.<\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=zenpundit-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1594202028\")