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international affairs

The Secrets of Strategic Security Revealed

November 4, 2008

Positive review of Henley Putnam University’s new quarterly journal of strategic security with analysis of the strategic security industry

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Sacred Destinations On My Itinerary

November 2, 2008

a review of sacred-destinations.com and its many uses and strengths for researching archaeological places and objects

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Mainstream Media’s Decline Lets New Media Step Up

October 31, 2008

A review of the latest independent reporting and the analysis of how the decline of mainstream media is affecting opportunities for new and independent media

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Pics Remix: Celestial Dancing in Cambodia

October 19, 2008

describes the dancing creatures that populate Angor Wat’s walls, known locally in Khmer as apsara, they are a significant part of Cambodia culture.

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Recommended: Thomas Goltz, A Man Before His Technology

October 17, 2008

Strong review of Thomas Goltz’s Azerbaijan Diary and reflections on MSM culture and the way that independent journalism has liberated people like Goltz from that world.

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Pics Remix: Temples in the Mist

October 14, 2008

A cross-cultural story of temple construction in Vietnam and what it shows about culture and values in different nations and with different peoples.

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Looking Ahead: International Challenges for the Next Administration

October 8, 2008

today’s current events are reviewed: challenges for the next president in international relations and threats to international security

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Pics Remix: Orangutan Magic

October 4, 2008

describes a magical encounter with one of the last of Sumatra Indonesia’s wild orangutans

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Fighting Bias in the MSM: Another Tip

October 2, 2008

Further to yesterday’s post on how to push back against the ridiculous bias in the mainstream media, here is a site via Instapundit called “Outside the Wire” that has original reporting from war zones and other conflict regions. He makes the valid point that this kind of work is dangerous and expensive, which is why [...]

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Nothing Is Simple in Sarajevo

June 10, 2008

I posted already about Michael Totten’s experiences in Kosovo. This report from Sarajevo is even more interesting. In fact, he does the best job I have seen in a long time of putting the complicated mess of ethnic, religious, cultural, and historical influences into one coherent narrative. Make sure you press on to the story [...]

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