Journal: UK Defence Bottoms Up, US DoD Next…

Joe Cirincione President of Ploughshares Fund Posted: October 20, 2010 02:13 PM British Budget Collapse Foreshadows Cuts to Come in U.S. Defense Budget Great Britain’s cuts, particularly to its nuclear forces, are the canary in the defense budget mine. Just as massive deficits forced the conservative UK government to cut deep into its military programs, …

NIGHTWATCH Extract: Anti-Piracy Without A Clue…

Somalia anti-piracy patrol: Reuters Africa published a report that European Union foreign ministers are expected to extend the bloc’s anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia for another year next week. Rear Admiral Peter Hudson, Commander of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, said he expected a new extension of its mandate which expires in …

Journal: United Nations and Information-Sharing

UPDATED 2014-01-29 to add the following new links: 2012 Robert Steele: Practical Reflections on UN Intelligence + UN RECAP References: NATO Transformation Process Documents — and Gaps + Peace from Above RECAP Search: phd topics on the role of intelligence in peace support operation + Peacekeeping RECAP United Nations @ Phi Beta Iota Phi Beta …

Journal: LEXIS-NEXIS OSINT Kiss to CIA/OSC

  More Than Espionage: Open-source intelligence should be part of solution   Washington Times   January 27, 2010    Pg. B3 By Andrew M. Borene Here’s some food for thought: White House policymakers and Congress can help develop an increasingly robust national intelligence capacity by investing new money in the pursuit of a centralized open-source intelligence (OSINT) …

Worth a Look: Eight Books on Securing the Peace and the New Meme “Responsibility to Protect”

Timely and pathbreaking, Securing the Peace is the first book to explore the complete spectrum of civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, Monica Toft develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees …