Intelligence Agencies Fund Games for Spying + RECAP

On top of everything else…. Spy Games: Intelligence Agency to Fund Video Games for Spooks Sharon Weinberger Contributor Scientists say video games can increase concentration, help with learning and even improve decision-making skills. Now, in an effort to improve the work of spies, the intelligence community may also resort to using educational games. Phi Beta …

Clear-Hold-Build–VN Deja Vu “Destroy to Save”

The Clear-Hold-Build (C-H-B) strategy was first enunciated enthusiastically during the Bush Administration as the new counterinsurgency strategy to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people.  Actually, this strategy was merely an unimaginative regurgitation of Marshall Lautey’s “tache d’huile” (oil spot) strategy used to quell native uprisings during France colonial wars at the end …

Journal: Hungary Dismembered & Remembered

The 90th Anniversary of Hungary’s Dismemberment: Hungary declares “National Day of Unity,” AHF issues statement: “Trianon is not only tragic history, it is a lingering tragedy which continues to affect the Hungarian minorities and historical communities living in the states neighboring Hungary even today.” At the time President Wilson said: “The proposal to dismember Hungary …