Review: Convergence: Illicit Networks and National Security in the Age of Globalization

Edited by Michael Miklancic and Jacqueline Brewer 4.0 out of 5 stars First Class on the Illicit Networks Not Legalized by US Congress, December 15, 2014 This is a first-class book on the convergence of many illicit networks that Congress has not legalized. A sure sign of the book’s very high value and inherent quality …

Review: EMERGE! The Rise of Functional Democracy and the Future of the Middle East

Elza S. Maalouf, Foreword by Don Beck 5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary — Empowering, World-Changing, Rich in Substance, December 6, 2014 This book was recommended to me by Michael Ostrolenk, whom I consider one of the most inspiring transpartisan figures in America today, and endorsed by Elisabet Sahtouris, evolution biologist and “Yoda” to many …

ANSWERS to Spanish Dancer on CIA and SOF Replacing Conventional Forces

My Masters is focused on Strategic Studies and International Security and my thesis is about the relevance of the black-ops (paramilitary) to the detriment of the conventional military operations in America´s foreign policy. Basically I argue (due to literature that I´ve been revising for more than a year) that it is a fact that since …

Review: London – the Information Capital: 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City

James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti 5.0 out of 5 stars From coffee table to scientific salon, a worthy offering, November 4, 2014 This is a spectacular offering on multiple fronts. On the low-end, it has got to be the coolest coffee table book around, something that could be usefully offered in every waiting room across …