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Canadians find vast computer spy network: report | U.S. | Reuters
Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama
Global Guerrillas: HOLLOW STATES vs. FAILED STATES
A hollow state is different from a failed state in that it continues to exist on the international stage. It has all the standard edifices of governance although most are heavily corrupted and in thrall to global corporate/monied elites. It continues to
Global Guerrillas: the nation-state is losing the war against super-empowerment
nation-state is caught in the grip of two aggressive groups of super-empowered global guerrillas -- the global barons of financial capitalism attacking from above and tribes/gangs/terrorists thrusting from below. The results of the early returns indicat
unmediated: A long way from the virtual Caliphate
there continues to be little evidence to support the contention that the internet plays a dominant role in the process of radicalisation. The case of Younis Tsouli, better known as ‘Irhabi007’ (‘terrorist007’), who joined
a number of popular web forums in
Global Guerrillas: GROWING AN INSURGENCY IN THE US
At little as a year ago, the prospect that the narco-insurgency raging in Mexico would successfully expand into the southwestern US was remote. That is not true to today. The difference? A black swan economic event has so completely destabilized the
Eurozine - The new ecology of war - Mike Davis, Mattias Hagberg An interview with Mike Davis
"Global epidemics and global terrorism are two problems that principally emanated from the slums. When one talks about 'failed states' one often means 'failed cities', such as Gaza, Sadr City or the slums of Port-au-Prince." Urban theorist Mike Davis talk
We See Your Every Move
After someone reported Hasan Elahi as a terrorist, the artist began using the internet to clear his name. He posts every detail of his life, from phone bills to bathroom breaks. He calls the project Tracking Transience, and he bragged to Brooke Darrah Shu
War Without Warriors -- In These Times
Robots have the perverse side effect of making war seem easy: new paradigm-shifter of a book, Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century (Penguin, January), P.W. Singer musters an arsenal of evidence—ranging from overseas batt
Global Guerrillas: JOURNAL: Pakistan's Truce
one of the ways weak states try to slow the spread of a rapidly spreading open source insurgency is to embrace it. In Pakistan's case, it means allowing groups in both Bajaur (Fazlullah) and Swat (Taliban) to set up Islamic courts and enforce Sharia law
Global Guerrillas: THE QUICK ROAD TO GLOBAL INSURGENCY
The summer of 2009 will see protests in the 'West' as the newly financially destitute vent their anger at both the incompetence (unable to anticipate events or formulate plans that work) and corruption (due to looting of government coffers by firms like A
darwiniansecurity.com
The diversity of biological life and biological interactions across 3.5 billion years of history offers a vast array of solutions for defense against a wide range of threats, from terrorism to natural disasters. Darwinian Security aims to learn from these
Take A Darwinian Approach To A Dangerous World: Ecologist Preaches 'Natural' Security For Homeland Defense
Sagarin is also the editor of "Natural Security: A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World" (University of California Press, 2008), which convened a national committee of experts from related fields like biology, anthropology, and virology, as well as sec
ETH - International Conflict Research - WarViews: Visualizing and Animating Geographic Data on Conflict
The aim of the WarViews project is to create an easy-to-use front-end for the exploration of GIS data on conflict. It takes advantage of the recent proliferation of internet-based geographic software and makes geographic data on conflict available for the
NeoGeography and Crisis Mapping Analytics « iRevolution
Geo-tagged conflict data is becoming more widely available.
textually.org: Norwegian doctor's SMS alerts from Gaza spread in Europe
Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert arrived one week ago in the Gaza Strip to assist Palestinian healthcare providers as the Israeli offensive drags on. With information limited in the Strip due to an Israeli ban on reporters in the territory, Gilbert has been
Op-Ed Contributor - The Coming Swarm - NYTimes.com
it seems that a new “Mumbai model” of swarming, smaller-scale terrorist violence is emerging.
Cyber warfare peacekeeping :: InfoWar Monitor :: Tracking Cyberpower
We define and analyze a new concept in the field of cyber warfare - cyber warfare peacekeeping. We identify that in some parts of the world low intensity cyber warfare has been conducted for over three years. The PRC and Taiwan (among others) have establi
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