Koko: China Rules Africa — and Ghost Towns…. + China Meta-RECAP

2013-04-03  Applause for China-Africa cooperation (Zambia) 2012-09-18  In Africa’s warm heart, a cold welcome for Chinese (Malawi) 2012-09-03  China in Africa, a Sierra Leonean viewpoint 2012-07-04  Why has China built a ghost town in Africa? Eerie footage shows brand new Angolan city designed for 500,000 lying empty 2011-07-19  Cameron warns Africans over the ‘Chinese invasion’ as …

Nick Eftimiades: New Course Intellience & National Security in the Undiscovered County

New King’s College Course on Intelligence and National Security Posted by neftimiades on March 31, 2013 Posted in: espionage, future, intelligence, national security, security, technology. Tagged: future, futurism, intelligence, national security, security. Leave a Comment This is a new graduate course I will be teaching for King’s College War Studies Department beginning autumn, 2013.  The course …

Worth a Look: Books on Open Source

2013 Bazzell, Michael (2013).  Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information.  CreateSpace. 4.0 out of 5 stars A Useful Contribution–See the Table of Contents January 30, 2013 Garbutt, John (2013). Building an OpenStack Cloud: From zero to the cloud with open source technologies.  O’Reilly Media. Publication Date: August 22, 2013 There …

Berto Jongman: The State of Intelligence Studies

The 4-day International Studies Association (ISA) conference is coming up in San Francisco in less than a month….3-6 April 2013….with the current status of Intelligence Studies Section panels copied below FYI…. Intelligence Studies Section Panels at ISA 2013 3-6 April 2013 in San Francisco, California

NATO BOOK: Internet-Based Intelligence in Public Health Emergencies

Internet‐Based Intelligence in Public Health Emergencies Early Detection and Response in Disease Outbreak Crises Editors Mordini, E., Green, M.  Pub. date March 2013  Pages 160  Binding softcover Volume 105 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series – E: Human and Societal Dynamics ISBN 978-1-61499-174-8 Subject Computer & Communication Sciences, Security & Terrorism, Social Sciences …