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Patrick Meier: Innovation and the State of the Humanitarian System + RECAP

Innovation and the State of the Humanitarian System Published by ALNAP, the 2012 State of the Humanitarian System report is an important evaluation of the humanitarian community’s efforts over the past two years. “I commend this report to all those responsible for planning and delivering life saving aid around the world,” writes UN Under-Secretary General Valerie …

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David Isenberg: Private Military Contractors (PMC) – A Stake in the Heart of DoD and USG

  Negative Views of Civilian and Private Security Contractors Concerns over their cost effectiveness and strategic value make the deployment of PMSCs a risky proposition. More worryingly, argues David Isenberg, is that they may permit governments to circumnavigate democratic debates over the necessity of sending armed forces into battle. By David Isenberg for the ISN …

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Stephen E. Arnold: Online Pricing – Every Angle Except One – Affordable Effective Search

Online Pricing: Well, Who Knows? I read “Doubling SaaS Revenue by Changing the Pricing Model.” If you are involved in charging for online pricing, you will want to work through this write up by the founder of Kalzumeus Software. What makes the article valuable is its real world data. The article describes a “highly configurable …

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Berto Jongman: Jorgen Randers Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years

SUMMARY AND COMMENTS ON JORGEN RANDERS’ GLOBAL FORECAST FOR NEXT 40 YEARS 2052: A Global Forecast for the Next Forty Years. Report to the Club of Rome. Jorgen Randers (Prof of Climate Strategy, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo). White River Junction VT: Chelsea Green, June 2012, 392p, $24.95pb. (www.2052.info) A report to the CoR commemorating …

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Anthony Judge: Laetus in Praesens – Convergence of 30 Disabling Global Trends

Convergence of 30 Disabling Global Trends Mapping the social climate change engendering a perfect storm Introduction Checklist of 30 disabling trends Spiraling trends: cyclones in a climate of change? Interweaving “cyclones” and “anti-cyclones” in a global system Emergent polyhedral configuration of alternating systemic functions Insights from the Conference of the Birds? Conclusion References See Also: …

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