Reference: Walter Dorn on UN Intelligence in Haiti

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Walter Dorn on UN Intelligence in Haiti
Walter Dorn on UN Intelligence in Haiti (MINUSTAH U-2)

UPDATE:  Superceeded by final published version a tReference: Intelligence-Led Peacekeeping

Phi Beta Iota: Dr. Walter Dorn is one of a tiny handful of truly authoritative academic observers of UN intelligence, a pioneer in his own right, and perhaps the only person who has followed UN intelligence from the Congo in the 1960's to the creation of new capabilities in Haiti and elsewhere in the 21st Century.  He is the dean of UN intelligence authors.  See also Who’s Who in Peace Intelligence: Walter Dorn.

Reference: Countries at the Crossroads

Geospatial, United Nations & NGOs

Countries at the Crossroads is an annual survey of government performance in 70 strategically important countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future. The in-depth comparative analyses and quantitative ratings – examining government accountability, civil liberties, rule of law, anticorruption efforts and transparency – are intended to help international policymakers identify areas of progress, as well as to highlight areas of concern that could be addressed in diplomatic efforts and reform assistance.

A new edition of Crossroads is published each year, with one set of 35 countries analyzed in odd years and the other 35 in even years. Crossroads reports are written and evaluated by some of the most prominent independent experts available for each country.

Lists  by Region

The Interactive map color-codes all Crossroads countries based on their government performance, and provides policy recommendations and each country's status in the Millennium Challenge Account process. By clicking on the hyperlink within the pop-up boxes, users can access the most recent country reports.

2006/2007 Interactive Map

Countries at the Crossroads Blog

Phi Beta Iota: As recommended by Berto Jongman.  These countries are precisely what General Al Gray, then Commandant of the Marine Corps, was thinking about when he advocated, in 1989, that we get serious about “peaceful preventive measures.”

Reference: Map of Multilateral Peace Operation Deployments

Geospatial, United Nations & NGOs

SIPRI Map of Multilateral Peace Operation Deployments

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This SIPRI map presents a snapshot of multilateral peace operation deployments worldwide in September 2009. Using data drawn from the SIPRI Multilateral Peace Operations Database, it shows where missions are taking place, how large they are and which organizations and coalitions are conducting them.
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Publisher: SIPRI
1 page (A3)
November 2009

Phi Beta Iota: Berto Jongman recommends this.  All of these operations are what we envisioned being supported with M4IS2 out of the embedded Multinational Decision Support Center within the Defense Open Source Center as described in 2009 DoD OSINT Leadership and Staff Briefings.

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Reference: World Brain Institute & Global Game

Correspondence, United Nations & NGOs

Phi Beta Iota: ClimateGate has demonstrated once again the wisdom of the Brahimi Report and the urgency of creating a World Intelligence Center such as Quincy Wright suggested in 1957.  The Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3, was formed in 2006 and accredited as a Public Charity in January 2007.  Below are a few documents that address our view.  A 33-page business plan is circulating and is available on request to anyone with Euro 1-12 million a year to spend.

PERSONAL FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL, 20 Dec 12

EIN Letter to the Secretary General of the United Nations, 2 Dec 09

EIN Two-Page Point Paper to the Secretary General of the United Nations, 2 Dec 09

EIN Letter to Ten Key Ambassadors in Washington, D.C., 2 Dec 09

Original (2007) Earth Intelligence Network Concept (10 Pages)

Original (2007) Global Game Concept (2 Pages)

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Reference: Emails on Climate Change Fraud

03 Environmental Degradation, Academia, Earth Intelligence, Ethics, Non-Governmental, United Nations & NGOs

Full File Free Online
Full File Free Online

Climatic Research Unit emails, data, models, 1996-2009

Released November 21, 2009

This archive presents over 120Mb of emails, documents, computer code and models from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, written between 1996 and 2009.

The CRU has told the BBC that the files were obtained by a computer hacker 3-4 days ago.

This archive includes unreleased global temperature analysis computer source code that has been the subject of Freedom of Information Act requests.

The archive appears to be a collection of information put together by the CRU prior to a FoI redaction process.