The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Flipping the corruption myth Corruption is by far not the main factor behind persisting poverty in the Global South John Hickel Al Jazeera, 1 February 2014 Transparency International recently published their latest annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), laid out in an eye-catching map of the world with the least corrupt nations coded in happy yellow …
“China Has Good Reason to Help Stabilize Latin American Economies” Although these alliances will primarily be closer to home, most of Latin America is a naturally ally not only because of its increasing trade and commercial relations with China, but because of its common interest in an international political order that favors respect for national …
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‘Social Media Intelligence (SocMint): Intelligent? No Borders? The Egg of Columbus? Raising Expectations? Risks, Challenges and Opportunities?’ Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association (NISA) Stichting Inlichtingenstudies Nederland http://www.nisa‐intelligence.nl/ Conference organised by the Netherlands Intelligence Studies Association on 7 March 2014 at the Royal Netherlands Navy Barracks Kattenburgerstraat 7 te 1000 BA Amsterdam. Note: at the entrance identification …
Lars-Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Halvard Buhaug 5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY – a modern version of the causes of revolution literature from the 1970’s, January 12, 2014 I am absolutely delighted to see this book published, and to also see it win awards. In the 1970’s there was a strong political science literature …
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Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress in Africa “Africa in Review 2013, Part II: Unity and Economic Development Essential for Genuine Progress” From Malawi to Niger imperialist states continue to hamper sovereignty and peace President Joyce Banda of the Southern African state of Malawi is currently facing a crisis quite similar to her predecessor, …
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Included in this interesting essay about the situation in Ukraine is a useful reminder of how the West succumbed to the short-term temptations of triumphalism when Gorbachev ended the Cold War in the early 1990s. The Risks of the EU’s Geopolitics on the Cheap in Ukraine by Vadim Nikitin, Agence-Global Released: 09 Dec 2013 A …
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Anglo-American Axis: Losing Ukraine or Losing Europe Putin Can Win the Game? What is it that really “scared the hell” out of the Anglo-Americans? Could Ukraine become an area of cooperation between Russia and Europe? Could European countries break free? Concerning Ukraine, it now appears that the fury shown by the Anglo-Americans (that seems really …
