PACOM Week in Review Ending 23 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Seven Steps to Take in Dealing with North Korea 08/21/09 AU: Australia Lists Somali Militia Al-Shabaab as Terrorist Group 08/21/09 CN: Out of Africa and into China, emigres struggle 08/20/09 ID: Downer praises Indonesia’s anti-terrorism drive 08/20/09 ID: Indonesia: Terrorism feared, Jama’ah Tabligh members expelled 08/22/09 ID: Indonesia’s Ex-Terrorists Should Be Closely …

AFRICOM Week in Review Ending 17 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Should the AU outsource security operations? 08/14/09 BI: Burundi urged to punish perpetrators of human rights violations … 08/14/09 BW: ‘Botswana economy is going down the drain’ 08/13/09 CD: DR Congo’s Bemba released before war crimes trial 08/14/09 ET: Ethiopia’s resilient prime minister The two sides of Meles Zenawi 08/13/09 GH: Ghana’s …

Journal: An Ethical Code for Intelligence Officers

Tip of the Hat to Bruce Schneier August 11, 2009 An Ethical Code for Intelligence Officers August’s Communications of the ACM has an interesting article: “An Ethics Code for U.S. Intelligence Officers,” by former NSAers Brian Snow and Clint Brooks. The article is behind a paywall, but here’s the code: Draft Statement of Ethics for …

PACOM Week in Review Ending 9 August 2009

Hot Topics AU: Outlawing al-Shabaab not the answer 08/06/09 BD: BANGLADESHS AMBIVALENT RELATIONS WITH THE PRC 08/04/09 BT: Bharti says to expand cable network to Bhutan 08/04/09 CN: China Investigates Top Nuclear Official 08/06/09 CN: China to surpass US in manufacturing by 2015 on road to Empire 08/04/09 CN: Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab camp 08/06/09 CN: …

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 4 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Chile, Panama with the highest rate of imprisoned population 07/30/09 BR: Growth With Equity: Brazils Path to Economic Recovery 08/03/09 CL: Chile requests additional time to clear mines along Bolivian border 07/29/09 CO: Chiquita CEOs sponsored terrorism in Colombia, now identified 08/01/09 CR: Michael O McCarthy interviews Costa Rican Presidential Candidate … 07/30/09 CU: Cuba Strengthens its Institutionalism 08/03/09 CU: Raul Castro: Cuba wont undo …