Berto Jongman: Malaysia Airlines – Israeli False Flag to Implicate Iran, Gone Wrong?

Media Theories on Missing Flight MH370 Fail Analysis Though One Plausible Scenario, Consistent with Known Facts, Does Explain Mystery  By Doug E. Steil | Aletho News | March 17, 2014 Even though, the recent disappearance of Malaysian Flight MH370 continues to be a mystery, numerous scenarios that have been circulating in the past week can essentially …

Jean Lievens: Can the Internet Democratize Capitalism?

Can the Internet Democratize Capitalism? Yanis Varoufakis International Policy Digest, February 22, 2014 Technological fixes to time-honoured problems are all the rage these days. Bitcoin is meant to fix money, social media are seen as an antidote to Rupert Murdoch and assorted tyrants, networked robots are to help countries like Japan deal with demographic declines …

BUCKY 2.0: Cosmic Quotes

Following are some poignant quotes that might be considered a backdrop for our Cosmically Adequate (CA) consideration/pursuit/exploration: R. Buckminster Fuller 45 quotes Daniel Quinn 37 quotes Alex Gerber 22 quotes Mary Baker Eddy 20 quotes David Brower 14 quotes Jean Liedloff  10 quotes Robert Fritz 6 quotes Alan Weisman  5 quotes Pete Carroll 4 quotes …

Berto Jongman: Utility of Informal NGOs (e.g. BRICS)

The BRICS and the Future of ‘Informal’ IGOs Are informal intergovernmental organizations such as the BRICS the answer to our future security problems? Felicity Vabulas believes that states are beginning to see their virtues, which include diplomatic flexibility, rapid crisis response, and an unquestioning respect for national interests. By Felicity Vabulas for ISN Around the …