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“Clausewitz’s claim to contemporary relevance has more than the prevalence of civil wars and of conflicts between non-state actors with which to contend…those who now reject Clausewitz, like all those who have done so in the past, do so on the basis of a selective reading of a vast body of material. On War is itself unfinished: the text which we have is a work in progress and its judgments are not consistent. That is the very source of its enduring strength.”
—Hew Strachan
I’m starting to filter these so they’re not so long, and hopefully of more value to you.
Rosa Brooks @brooks_rosa : A Drone of One’s Own – By Rosa Brooks | Foreign Policy http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/21/a_drone_of_ones_own#.UUuYTV2p-Sc.twitter …
J. Scott Shipman @jscottshipman : Thus far; excellent: Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142000159/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_HbYsrb007PG0M …
Text Message Retention Policies http://bit.ly/15x1aTC
What a novel concept: What’s Missing from the Iraq Debate? Iraqis – By Marc Lynch http://atfp.co/YIN7q0
*headdesk* x 100 : Are Urban Explorers Really a Threat to Our National Security? http://bit.ly/YIMWuT
When Technology Overtakes Security http://bit.ly/ZzZDLK
Global Cities of the Super-Rich http://bit.ly/ZAWefG
Booming Asian Cities Are Tugging The World’s Center of Light East http://bit.ly/Y0aqQr
Ebay style feedback could secure military networks http://bit.ly/ZefEDL
Rachel Held Evans @rachelheldevans : Christianity Today Gleanings: International Justice Mission Wins ‘Landmark’ Sex Trafficking Conviction in India http://buff.ly/ZLzys6
Calestous Juma @calestous : Global Evolution of Biomanufacturing http://bit.ly/10iNpsi
Small Wars Journal @smallwars : The Trajectory of Intelligence Practice from DESERT SHIELD to IRAQI FREEDOM to Today http://bit.ly/YpHxcQ #Iraq #Intelligence
On Modern-Day Slavery: Today We’ve Disappeared by April Yamasaki http://feedly.com/k/XpULGi
Daniel Solomon @Dan_E_Solo : All politics are local, gendered edition: what role for women in northern #Mali’s insurgency? http://bit.ly/YFL3z1 . (via @sahelblog)
After the Aircraft Carrier: 3 Alternatives to the Navy’s Vulnerable Flattops http://bit.ly/YVOUet
5 Trends That Will Drive The Future of Technology http://bit.ly/Y4cTvm
Three wars that will define America’s future: Silicon, Iron, and Shadow – By David W. Barno http://atfp.co/15ZYu2Z
Tyrannicide and the Lost Republic http://bit.ly/ZsL4cP via @zenpundit
Pitt professor lands $3.4M NIH grant for wearable artificial lung http://bit.ly/WE3rg8
FinSpy surveillance software package: http://bit.ly/15YL732
A consumer’s guide to 3D printers: See:… http://bit.ly/Y0ed2o
Summary article on the state-sponsored Gauss malware: Gauss http://bit.ly/11eYDAy
China’s BGI to Sequence 2,200 Geniuses In Search For “Smart” Genes http://bit.ly/XWYEX9
Marissa Mayer and Einheit: Desperate measures http://bit.ly/109rYK8
China replaces Britain in world’s top five arms exporters: report http://reut.rs/ZC2qTC via @reuters
10 Years After the Iraq War, How Has Baghdad Changed? http://bit.ly/116BzjM
This is VERY cool: Turning a Persian Rug Into a City http://bit.ly/YkzYqU
How Many Steps Do You Really Look Ahead? http://bit.ly/YNngjW
To COIN or Not? – An FP Roundtable http://atfp.co/115qVcR
Argo http://bit.ly/11a77ZG @zenpundit gives it a thumbs up.
Potential drought resilience strategies for the Horn of Africa http://bit.ly/WRwcY2
Everyday Leaks From Sewer Systems Lead to Alarming Amounts of Sewage in Our Waterways http://bit.ly/Wy89Mo
Lessons in Self-Defense for Women, From Tahrir Square http://bit.ly/134LTOc
Big Data and You http://bit.ly/ZDWBoH
Ummm…YES! Should We Set Up Drone Guidelines? http://bit.ly/Wy56Ea
Guess who’s coming to dinner…Bruno Maisonnier: Dancing, tiny robots! http://bit.ly/WufigW
Scary stuff: How Drones Can Live off the Land for Years http://bit.ly/WufcpF
Biomedicine Update: Progress on the AIDS/HIV Front http://bit.ly/YkJg3d
The Rise of the Cossacks Amidst Russia’s Decline http://bit.ly/ZKsA5i
Agriculture and Husbandry: The Slow-Motion Singularity http://bit.ly/ZKrma0
Washington “Cancels” Fourth Stage of European Phased Adaptive Approach http://bit.ly/ZAKAjP
Science of Digital Fabrication – Materials and Mechanisms: 3D Printing http://bit.ly/XQgg6I
“The history of war represents fully half the tale of mankind’s social interactions, and one cannot understand war without understanding its political and social underpinnings (Conversely, one cannot understand political history or cultural development without understanding war.”
Caleb Carr, Introduction to the Modern Library War Series
A Brief History of Suburbia’s Rise and Fall http://feedly.com/k/XMjx72
News: Why Pope Francis Excites (Most) Evangelical Leaders http://feedly.com/k/13WsoGO
There’s always a catch:
Carbon nanotubes as a potent cancer promoter – new data from NIOSH http://feedly.com/k/16wLe7g
Space junk is a major problem:
FYI, We’ve at least 500,000 objects moving around 18,000… http://feedly.com/k/XcoaDJ
On Secrecy http://feedly.com/k/13YqyW7
Saddam a tyrant, but war was wrong http://feedly.com/k/Xco534
Stuxnet is Much Older than We Thought http://feedly.com/k/16wHN0c
Mission Creep in the War on Terror – By Rosa Brooks http://atfp.co/ZLAwEC
Hacked credit agencies info all over P2P networks http://bit.ly/WKAtfQ
Curious as to @davidgraeber ‘s thoughts on this:
In Defense of Homo Economicus http://bit.ly/ZKRvH7
@RobertDKaplan RT @stratfor: George Friedman and Robert D. Kaplan discuss how realism and morality both affect politics http://bit.ly/Znzr66
Will be interesting to see what blowback they get:
Moscow Says ‘No’ To New Mosques http://feedly.com/k/ZPtroy
Nationalism on the Internet http://feedly.com/k/15OfCso
The Future Of E-Commerce For Small Businesses http://feedly.com/k/ZPsHQl
Are We Ready for an Internet Cold War? via bigthink http://feedly.com/k/ZqjEU5
connected-marketing by Chris Anderson:
Peer production, open source,… http://feedly.com/k/ZPskFx
Pope Francis I, economic crusader http://feedly.com/k/ZqjiNe
Starring Pittsburgh’s own @woycheck :
SXSW, Pittsburgh-style: Guest blog http://bit.ly/YbKUUP
Energy Update: Japan First to Extract Natural Gas from Ice http://bit.ly/13Wudny
Beyond 3D Printing: Self Assembly – Even as 3D is just slowly… http://bit.ly/WnVJ8A
Security Theater on the Wells Fargo Website http://bit.ly/YoFIPG
South Africa’s economic outlook in 2013 http://bit.ly/15MHo8t
Why and how to map the new economy in your city http://ow.ly/iR7HY
Reflections on “The Future of Evangelicalism” http://bit.ly/15MHkWk
Interested in #foodsecurity ? You should probably see this movie:
What ‘food industry’ actually means http://bit.ly/16s633H
Why Big Data Marketing Can’t Do It All http://bit.ly/YnFkAZ
The Outsized Role of Britain in the Modern World http://bit.ly/13W01c7
Excellent infographic on tomorrow’s world:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130102-tomorrows-world … http://bit.ly/XtQFm6
“Iraq In The Year 2023″ Simulation Executive Summary http://bit.ly/15MGpVT
And so it begins: China plans first commercial trip through Arctic shortcut in 2013: http://bit.ly/Y9ivyy
5 big problems of big data http://bit.ly/16s4GBW
Why It’s Nearly Impossible to Make GPS Work for India http://bit.ly/13Tbbhl
Hacking Best-seller Lists http://bit.ly/16s413m
Window Cleaning Robots Making Their Way To Skyscraper Happy United Arab Emirates http://bit.ly/15MET6e
Cisco IP Phone Hack http://bit.ly/16pNhtK
Cool concept:
Can Floating Architecture Save This Nigerian Slum? http://bit.ly/XoZs8W
I’d say very much.
Iraq 10 Years Later (1): How Culpable is Academic International Relations? http://bit.ly/15KCkSg
Energy Update: New Molten-Salt Reactor Company a Spinoff from MIT http://bit.ly/16pye2Z
Never thought this was realistic:
The SysAdmin was meant to be “light” http://bit.ly/16py5wC
Whither China-US relations?
The Good Ol’ Cold War http://bit.ly/Yj7OvC
“The Logic of Surveillance” http://bit.ly/15KBRzu
CMU unveils CHIMP designed to help in a disaster http://bit.ly/XoXvt3
Links – AI & Robots http://bit.ly/13RsoYH
Technological trends in agriculture http://bit.ly/16pvgvp
SpaceX’s Grasshopper Rocket Launches, Hovers, and Lands [Video] http://bit.ly/YpPZrC
By the author of the excellent Wired for War, @peterwsinger
The Global Swarm – By P.W. Singer http://atfp.co/Yf7TAh
Environment Update: New Study Indicates Northern Vegetation is Changing with Rising Temperatures http://bit.ly/Yf7Pka
Why the Afghan ‘peace conference’ idea keeps bombing http://bit.ly/Y6ntw3
Gizmos & Gadgets: 3D Desktop Scanning Makes Replicating 3D in Print a Lot Easier http://bit.ly/10E0VZF
Peter Ellyard – Rapid Prototying the Future http://bit.ly/Wi2JUD
What do STEM employers want? http://bit.ly/YnJVjj
The elder entitlement conundrum: raising retirement age doesn’t get you what you want http://bit.ly/YnJw0t
James Bridle on the Canon Drone http://sto.ly/ZueNQ2
If We Want Competitive Economies, We Must Manage Our Water Better http://bit.ly/ZfxFDZ
WWF plans to use drones to protect wildlife | Environment | The Guardian http://bit.ly/YdwcPl
Iranian leader brings the crazy, via @hipbonegamer on @zenpundit :
Chavez and the Second Coming? http://bit.ly/YdxkCg
Is Software Security a Waste of Money? http://bit.ly/YW3Sh4
Embracing the Autocatalytic City http://bit.ly/ZfxeJC
Infinity Journal is always worth a read:
Strategic Theory Monday Twofer http://bit.ly/16m8HHX
Fearsome UK Robot Aircraft Is Semi-Autonomous and Will Fly in 2013 http://bit.ly/16m8C7j
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