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Top Billing!\u00a0\u00a0Information Dissemination –<\/strong> Theories and Considerations<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Missed this when Galrahn<\/strong> originally posted it. It’s a “must read<\/u><\/strong>” post for understanding where US Navy strategy could go in the next decade. First rate work!<\/p>\n

Thomas P.M. Barnett<\/a><\/strong> –\u00a0 “Why Ahmadinejad Is Better for the U.S. Than Moussavi<\/a>”<\/p>\n

I strongly agree here with Tom that the Pasdaran clique of Iranian “siloviki” from the IRGC and security ministries have now gained the upper hand over the clergy as a whole, by aligning with the hardest line minority of clerics. Guns\u00a0trump turbans.<\/p>\n

Whirledview (CKR)<\/strong> – Turning Points<\/a><\/p>\n

Cheryl Rofer’s next post in our 1913 discussion.<\/p>\n

Edge Perspectives with John Hagel-<\/strong> Shift Happens Redux<\/a><\/p>\n

John details his new longitudinal Shift Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Committee of Public Safety<\/strong> – The Soviet Package of\u00a0Liberty<\/a><\/p>\n

The Soviets as strategic spoilers.<\/p>\n

Rough Type<\/strong> – The sour Wikipedian<\/a><\/p>\n

Nick Carr<\/strong> makes the argument that Wikipedians – and by extension, social media user\u00a0types – are basically loner\u00a0a-holes. Thanks Nick! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Zero Intelligence Agents<\/strong> – Interstate Conflict and Genetic Similarity; Consequences for COIN <\/a>\u00a0and Fog of COIN <\/a><\/p>\n

The second post\u00a0is not by Drew Conway,<\/strong> but is a guest post by Thomas Zeitzoff<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of NYU<\/strong> and a review of David Kilcullen’s<\/strong> The Accidental Guerrilla<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Progressive Historians<\/strong> (Ellman)<\/strong> – Living On $2 A Day: An Interview With Economist Jonathan Morduch<\/a><\/p>\n

A fascinating look at the often sophisticated market activity of the world’s “bottom billions”.<\/p>\n

SWJ Blog (Dilegge)<\/strong>\u00a0– War 2.0: Irregular Warfare in the Information Age<\/a><\/p>\n

Book review.<\/p>\n

physicsworld.com<\/strong> – In search of the black swans<\/a><\/p>\n

Is the professional and institutional culture of scientists discouraging future paradigm shifts ?<\/p>\n

Howard Bloom<\/strong> – In Praise Of Consumerism – Bees, Bacteria And The Value Of Wasted Time<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0latent creativity and discovery for the many\u00a0in the “wasted” time of the few.<\/p>\n

PARAMETERS<\/em><\/strong> –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “The End of Proportionality”<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 “Responsibility and Proportionality in State and Nonstate Wars”<\/a><\/p>\n

Jonathan F. Keiler<\/strong> and Michael Walzer<\/strong> discuss how the concept of “proportionality” in the Laws of War are applied and (more frequently) misunderstood and misapplied.<\/p>\n

SEED <\/em><\/strong>– Did Cooking Make Us Human?<\/a><\/p>\n

Did a piece of cultural evolution – cooking food – drive human evolution ?<\/p>\n

The Jamestown Foundation<\/strong> – Mystery Surrounds Alleged Hezbollah Links to Drug Arrests in Curacao<\/a><\/p>\n

A somewhat older article. It begs the question of\u00a0 to what degree has Hezbollah<\/strong> penetrated the Lebanese and Arab diaspora in Latin America?<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED VIEWING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Collier<\/strong> on “Post-Conflict Recovery” – salvaging failed states (2009).<\/p>\n

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Iran’s internal politics,\u00a0 a conversation with Karim Sadjadpour<\/strong> (2007)<\/p>\n

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