Why Green Berets and Navy SEALs need to solve national security problems — strategic issues that ought to be addressed by policymakers — is a question that has long gone unanswered: Overview of global deployment of US commandos.
Read more...McKinsey is unhappy that the New York Times did a serious investigative story on a major scandal in South Africa….when the Times pulled some of its punches.
Read more...A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.
Read more...More on the sketchy history of CalPERS’ new CEO, Charles Asubonten.
Read more...A detailed documentation of the misrepresentations and inconsistencies in the resume presented by Charles Asubonten to CalPERS when he applied for the CFO post.
Read more...Their relaxed approach to work stemmed from their faith in the providence of their environment and confidence in their ability to exploit it
Read more...Cape Town is becoming ground zero of water scarcity….a future that will arrive for many more in the coming decades.
Read more...Why the IMF’s standard prescription is a poor fit for Tunisia.
Read more...How Trump’s widely deplored shithouses comment was an unintended, uncomfortable truth about US policy.
Read more...The weight of the policies from previous decades hangs over China as it attempts to confront an upcoming demographic crisis
Read more...Interview with Erik Solheim, on agenda for UN Environment Assembly, starting tomorrow, that will discuss measures to clean up the oceans.
Read more...Reports on slavery whitewash how European countries foster inequality and exploitation, as well as try to impose their values.
Read more...The players and the scene in Niger, with a note on what to expect if (when?) we go to war.
Read more...UN resolution calls for use of financial investigation techniques, among other measures, to crack down on illicit wildlife trafficking.
Read more...Why are so many risking their lives to flee Africa?
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