NIGHTWATCH Revolution 2.0 Round-Up

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Israel (rogue spoiler), Libya, Cote d’Ivoire (the tsumani spreads). Phi Beta Iota: “Secular youth” is the opposite of Islamic fundamentalist.  Similarly, academics, professionals, and small business managers as well as labor generally our “secular” instead of fundamentalist.  The West appears to be having difficulty with this obvious foundation point, …

CrisisGroup’s CrisisWatch Monthly Report N°83, 1 July 2010

CrisisWatch N°83, 1 July 2010 Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in June 2010, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch, released today. In Kyrgyzstan large-scale violence between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks tore through the south of the country. Over 200 people …

EUCOM Week in Review Ending 30 December 2009

Hot Topics AA: Instability in Iran negative for Azerbaijan, political scientist 12/29/09 AA: Lebanon’s Druze leader urges Israeli Druze not to serve in IDF 12/29/09 AA: National Intelligence Estimate Targets Organized Crime 12/28/09 AA: Switzerland spoiled Turkey’s EU dream 12/29/09 AM: Armenia – FY 2009 Results Summed Up by the Head of Government 12/28/09 AZ: …