Chuck Spinney: Peter Van Buren – Any More U.S. “Stabilization” and Africa Will Collapse

Any More U.S. “Stabilization” and Africa Will Collapse By: Peter Van Buren Monday December 23, 2013 10:39 am South Sudan is at the brink of civil war and societal collapse History is just one of those hard things to ignore, especially in South Sudan. In 2011, the U.S. midwifed the creation of a new nation, …

Mini-Me: USG Yard Sale in Afghanistan — Billions of Taxpayer Dollars Down the Drain

Huh? The US Is Hosting A Giant Military Yard Sale In Afghanistan It is a January sale with a difference. The American military is auctioning off millions of pounds of tankers, accommodation blocks, tents, generators and other “white goods” in Afghanistan ahead of next year’s deadline for the end of combat operations. In a tender …

Jean Lievens: How to Design for the Sharing Economy

How To Design For The Sharing Economy How do you create the next Zipcar, Netflix, or Airbnb? Follow these five rules, from Artefact’s Lada Gorlenko. The definition of ownership is changing. We are becoming less interested in owning products and accumulating wealth through long-term purchases. Instead, we crave experiences, seeking out things without much of …