by Charles Cameron | Nov 15, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — having the sense that we don’t know enough is the first step in the learning curve ] . There are various tips of the spear — Dempsey is the vertical tip, and he seems to be walking his talk: But behind both walk and talk...
by Charles Cameron | Nov 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — from Raff Pantucci to Shakespeare & Borges — plays within plays, mirrors within mirrors — then back again ] . ** As you know, I’m in the habit of moving from apocalyptic and / or terrorist specifics to wider...
by AdamElkus | Oct 14, 2014 | Monitor
(by Adam Elkus) Lynn Rees pitied the geopolitical nerd. I pity the modern strategist. This is my attempt at expanding on Rees’ entry, now that it is back up on the Interwebs. And by expand, I will do (in my own way), an post that idiomatically draws on the style...
by zen | Aug 29, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] ISIS or the Islamic State “Caliphate” is the focus of a great deal of discussion and demands for action from the United States – and also inaction – from many quarters. What is to be done? That is...
by Charles Cameron | Aug 11, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — insight — from the artistic eye via the ayat of the Qur’an and poetic and scientific “readings” to the craft of intelligence analysis ] . You might think this was an image taken from some art book by EH Gombrich...
