by T.S. Allen | Feb 19, 2013 | Monitor
By: T.S. Allen An economic approach to understanding the nature of rural corruption in Afghanistan suggests that ISAF anti-corruption measures should focus directly, not indirectly, on this issue.
by zen | Feb 13, 2013 | Monitor
Makers: The New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson This is a fun book by the former editor-in-chief of WIRED , author of The Long Tail and the co-founder of 3D Robotics, Chris Anderson. Part pop culture, part tech-optimist futurism and all DIY business book,...
by Charles Cameron | Feb 8, 2013 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Christmas pudding UK circa 1950, math, banks, and moral authority ] . . As I recall, the plum pudding served in our family on Christmas day was not only rich in raisins, sultanas, currants and candied peel, it not only had brandy poured...
by zen | Jan 14, 2013 | Monitor
Friend of the blog, commenter L.C. Rees, likes to point out that one of the most important part of a grand strategy, particularly one that is maintained despite evidence of being a geopolitical failure, are the domestic political effects that work to the advantage of...
by zen | Nov 19, 2012 | Monitor
“….and therefore, two kinds of reactions are possible on the defending side, depending whether the attacker is to perish by the sword or by his own exertions. – Carl von Clausewitz, On War...
