Talk about return on investment. When it comes to low-tech attacks, will governments ever get the, uh, point?
WikiLeaks XVIII: What About Bob? (Woodward, That Is)
Given how frequently government officials leak classified information to their own ends, it’s more than a little disingenuous of them to be upset by WikiLeaks.
Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb (Read: Nuclear) Scenario
Its uniqueness and unreality render it useless as a justification for torture. Perfect for a movie, though.
Do Arab States Really Want the U.S. to Attack Iran?
The New York Times and Washington Post misrepresented the views of Arab leaders on Iran.
Rio Rumbles
Win or lose, the gangs in Rio and drug cartels in Mexico need to reinvent themselves to provide stability, security, and even livelihoods for communities, or they’ll disappear.
“Tory scum! Off with their heads!”
The reactions of British youth to university fee increases can serve, to a certain extent, as a lesson to American youth.
WikiLeaks XVII: Nigerian Extortion Butts Up Against Pfizer Blackmail
One of the WikiLeaks documents sheds light on how Pfizer Pharmaceutical conducts business overseas.
There’s Light at the End of the Tunnel — or, It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
Lowering the benchmark for COIN success.
Fireground Rules, Part 2: A Scheme is Not a Vision
As with wildfires, conflicts between states are the interplay of multiple factors which can generate manifestly different outcomes.
WikiLeaks XVI: Cancun — From a Combustible Regional Summit to a Lacklustre Climate Conference
Colombia’s ambassador to Mexico called the Cancun regional summit an “expression of Banana Republic discourse.”