2013 Open Source Agency: Executive Access Point 2.1
SUPERCEDED by 2020 Smart Nation Vision – By Invitation
Review: Keeping Watch – Monitoring Technology and Innovation in UN Peace Operations
Walter Dorn Phenomenal Contribution to UN and to Literature,August 13, 2011 Professor Walter Dorn is the de facto dean of the small number of scholars who study the specific topic of peacekeeping intelligence, or intelligence support to United Nations (UN) operations. Since his pioneering early studies of UN successes in the Congo in the 1960’s …
Review: No More Secrets – Open Source Information and the Reshaping of U.S. Intelligence
Hamilton Bean 5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular Integrative and Pioneering Work, July 27, 2011 This is a pioneering work that not only explains the true worth of open source intelligence, but also illuminates the institutional bias against it and the pathologies of a culture of secrecy. The use of primary data from interviews makes …
Graphics Directory (List & Small Images)
Below the line….alpha list of all graphics [in English] with embedded links. For Spanish-language graphics see AA Lista de Graficas (1) and [in reverse order as posted] AA Espanol (55). Updated 2 Aug 2013. Click on the Link Above the Image to Reach Full Size Image, Comments, & Source Link
Tom Atlee: Bacteria–and Human Intelligence
Bacteria — and the intelligence of individuals and collectives Collective intelligence is not an abstraction. It is a real-world emergent phenomenon — a phenomenon that ranges from collective stupidity to collective brilliance. It arises from interactions among entities in shared situations. Collective intelligence — of any quality — can just happen, or it can be …
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Geo-Engineering: Be Very Afraid — Atrocities Advance
Geo-engineering: green versus greed in the race to cool the planet Critics fear that manipulating weather patterns could have a calamitous effect on poorer countries John Vidal The Observer, Sunday 10 July 2011 Phi Beta Iota: This really excellent article is highly recommended along with a look at the only book in English out just …
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Review: Global Public Policy – Governing Without Government?
Wolfgang Reinicke Pioneering Work, Missing Some Pieces,July 7, 2011 This is a pioneering work, easily a decade ahead of other world-class efforts, my favorite being that of (then) World Bank Vice President for Europe, J. F. Rischard, High Noon 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them. It has been largely over-looked, but should gain …
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