Graphic: UN 15 UNODIN as Service of the Commons — Five Layers
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Berto Jongman: WCIT-12 and the Future of the Internet
The Hypocrisy Threatening the Future of the Internet by Jean-Christophe Nothias – Editor GLOBAL, November 22, 2012 The upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in Dubai looms as a moment of truth for the Internet’s governing rules and economic model. In all, representatives of 193 countries will come together to review the International Telecommunication …
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Reference: Melanie Ramjoue on UN Intelligence
Improving United Nations Intelligence Lessons from the Field UN member states have historically been hesitant to provide the UN with an intelligence-collection mandate at either strategic (headquarters) or operational (field) levels. However, the increased size, length and complexity of peacekeeping operations, compounded by severe security threats to UN personnel, make a stronger UN intelligence capability …
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Reference: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
“It is my conviction that the global problems we face today are simply too complex to be solved by Governments alone. They require collective and coordinated action by Government, by the private sector, by civil society, by academia, and by international organizations and multilateral development banks. Over the next year, I will develop a comprehensive …
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David Isenberg: CIA Closes Climate Center
CLIMATE: Amid budget scrutiny, CIA shutters climate center Annie Snider, E&E reporter Greenwire: Monday, November 19, 2012 With the U.S. intelligence budget shrinking, the CIA has quietly shut down its Center on Climate Change and National Security — a project that was launched with the support of Leon Panetta when he led the agency, but …
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Mini-Me: Why Are US and France Invading Mali?
Huh? US, France assemble coalition to confront Islamists in Mali By CJ Radin The Long War Journal, November 18, 2012 The Islamist takeover of two-thirds of Mali this year has spurred the West as well as concerned neighboring countries in Africa to find a way to restore Mali to its democratic path and drive out …
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