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Berto Jongman: Reference (Literature Review) on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)

PDF 105 pages Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Literature Review Minerva Nasser-Eddine, Bridget Garnham, Katerina Agostino, Gilbert Caluya Counter Terrorism and Security Technology Centre, Defense Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence, Australian Government Phi Beta Iota:  Few seem to be able to focus on the foundation of terrorism: illegitimate governance and socio-economic repression.  Few seem …

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Thomas Barnett: Slouching Toward Big War with Big Lies

The New Rules: Slouching Toward Great-Power War Thomas P.M. Barnett World Politics Review, 06 Feb 2012 EXTRACTS: However, a case can be made that in recent years, the greatest threat to this enduring component of global stability arises from within the United States itself — namely, a national security establishment intent on pressing the boundaries …

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Berto Jongman: Does Terrorism Work? What Do They Want? + Meta-RECAP

Does Terrorism Really Work? Evolution in the Conventional Wisdom Since 9/11 (Max Abrahms) What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy (Max Abrahms) Why Terrorism Does Not Work (Max Abrahms) Max Abrahms Website Phi Beta Iota:  Terrorism is a tactic.  Both Israel and the USA have used it to great effect, and evidently continue …

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Bojan Radej: Primitive Politics Fail Social Complexity

Primitive simplicity of politics against social complexity Bojan Radej – Slovenian Evaluation Society – Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU January 12, 2012 Recognizing that the society has become complex suggests that the truth about social issues, public interest or common good is not a single truth, but rather that there are a variety of well-founded and equally …

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Reference (2010): Human Intelligence (HUMINT) – All Humans, All Minds, All the Time [PDF & Full Text Online]

Human Intelligence (HUMINT): All Humans, All Minds, All the Time (US Army Strategic Studies Institute, June 2010) Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/Steele-HUMINT Below the line: full text for automated translation.  The Amazon version is published by someone else abusing my original copyright granted only to SSI. Click on cover for free PDF download, or read full text …

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