Event: 25-26 October 2010 Brussels, Crisis Group Global Agenda Briefing 2010
25-26 OCTOBER 2010 Sofitel Brussels Europe 1 Place Jourdan, Brussels COMPLETE INFORMATION Recommended by Berto Jongman
25-26 OCTOBER 2010 Sofitel Brussels Europe 1 Place Jourdan, Brussels COMPLETE INFORMATION Recommended by Berto Jongman
Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Detailed Counterinsurgency Case Studies by Christopher Paul, Colin P. Clarke, Beth Grill RAND 2010 and also Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements by Brooke Stearns Lawson, Terrence K. Kelly, Michelle Parker, Kimberly Colloton, Jessica Watkins RAND 2010
The Global Super Ruling Class David Rothkopf Carnegie Endowment Two great talks on the rise and rule of the global ruling class, by David Rothkopf. How a select, insular group of the six thousand most powerful people on the planet make daily decisions that impact the lives of millions across borders and develop ideas that …
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Phi Beta Iota: One day the World Map ofConflict & Human Rights pioneered by Berto Jongman will return–it is a travesty that his official duties do not allow him to continue this hugely significant endeavor. In the interim, he recommends, as do we, the below effort. An at-a-glance illustrated guide to global and regional trends …
Al Qaeda’s Strategic Failures Thomas McCabe Parameters Spring 2010 Phi Beta Iota: Just as the US Army Strategic Studies Institute found that the hollowness and ineffectiveness of the Iraqi “army” was the single most important factor in enabling the decisive rapid “victory” of the US forces in Gulf I and Gulf II, it is important …
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