Center for Strategic Communication

Syria and drawing the web of tensions

by | Sep 9, 2016 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — with a Magnus Ransdorp squib in its tail ] . The issue is complexity, and how you represent it. The case in point is Syria. Here’s a diagram that suggests complexity as a sort of crazy weaving, all straight lines and colors: This...

Istigkeit, approximately

by | Apr 16, 2016 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — classification, impropriety, and a concept pretty much unique to Meister Eckhart ] . First, here’s what I call a DoubleTweet, juxtaposing two tweets for the resonance between them — and juxtaposing two thoughts for the...

Easily the best

by | Aug 19, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — for sheer quality, informed conversation between bright people on topics of interest is hard to beat ] . Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: My deepest thanks to @chq and @husainhaqqani for a wonderful morning — easily the best experience I...

Playing at Peace

by | Jun 2, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — in which Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Phillip Smyth get into role ] . The United States Institute of Peace is holding what it terms a PeaceGame today and tomorrow: The current PeaceGame series is tackling one of the timeliest and most...

Binoculars on the Middle East

by | Apr 15, 2015 | Monitor

[ by Charles Cameron — current assessments — Iran trumps Saudi, AQ beats IS ] . ** Sources: Cambiasis in Foreign Policy, Iran Is Winning the War for Dominance of the Middle East Gartenstein-Ross & Moreng in Politico, Al Qaeda Is Beating the Islamic...