My top 10 books of 2008 are an eclectic mix of insightful analysis, counter-intuitive reasoning, master story-telling, and solutioneering. Some brilliant...
Charlie Edwards
Charlie Edwards is Director of National Security and Resilience Studies at the Royal United Services Institute. Prior to RUSI he was a Research Leader at the RAND Corporation focusing on Defence and Security where he conducted research and analysis on a broad range of subject areas including: the evaluation and implementation of counter-violent extremism programmes in Europe and Africa, UK cyber strategy, European emergency management, and the role of the internet in the process of radicalisation. He has undertaken fieldwork in Iraq, Somalia, and the wider Horn of Africa region.
Brown 2008
Courtesy of the indispensable Peter Brookes @ The Times
All I want for Christmas: Better Oversight
Last year I argued that: a quadripartite parliamentary select committee on national security should be created – bringing together existing select committees...
The Failure of Quiet Diplomacy
We have posted various snippets about the tragedy of Zimbabwe. The Times expresses its dismay at the failure of British diplomacy to do anything. Today's...
Inspiration
Here at Global Dashboard we're dedicated to making sure you're ready to tackle any issue, big or small. So sit back and listen to 40 inspirational speeches in...
Sock and Awe
Courtesy of the NYT
Airtraffic: Mapping 24 hours of flying
The video shows the flight path of every commercial flight in the world over a 24-hour period. Hat tip: Wired
Zimbabwe: Bargains and Cholera galore
Nevermind the bargains at Woolies this week, Country Road Casual Wear in Harare is the place to go if you're a member of Zimbabwe's army - as Tom says to Nick...
Saturday’s test: Awareness
Who cares? R2P is RIP
Courtesy of The Times Our collective inability to do f*** all in Zimbabwe is, you have admit, awe-inspiring. On Tuesday the African Union rejected tougher...
Greek riots
The shooting of a teenager by police has sparked a wave of violent protests across Greece. In the past couple of days hundreds of hooded and helmeted...
What does a Hollow State look like?
According to John Robb a Hollow State has: The trappings of a modern nation-state but it lacks any of the legitimacy, services, and control of its historical...
The Boyd Conference 2008
46°14?00?N 63°09?00?W Prince Edward Island, Canada. I'm taking part in a roundtable on community resilience, 4&5GW and the decline of the state. The aim...
Australian National Security: When hope meets frustration
National Security Strategies, it seems, are like London Buses: You wait for ages for one and then three turn up at once. In March of this year the UK...
Innovation Map
Violence sweeps across Nigeria’s Plateau State
The Nigerian city Jos, the capital of the Plateau State, is the scene of some of the worst sectarian violence in recent years. Up to 300 people were killed...
Via Twitter: Mumbai rocked by shootings
If you need emergency information, try the Mumbai Help blog - it has a consolidated list of contact numbers. British nationals in Mumbai should call +91 11...
The Seduction of Analysis
Do we need to call 'time out' on global risk analysis? The NIC report on global trends 2025 is one of a plethora of recent publications on global risks and...
Monday’s map returns
Land Grab. From the Guardian: Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of...
ObInt
Neat chart on Obama's campaign working group on intelligence: Hat tip Intellibriefs
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