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Jul 23, 2009 08:31

About the risk of failed states and great power competition.

Mathematically modelling insurgent, counter-insurgent and military dynamics.

Being less than thrilled at President Obama’s characterisation of the Cold War.

In Honduras, report than computers have been seized with election results for a constitutional referendum that has not happened. Read more... )

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jordan179 July 23 2009, 01:33:49 UTC
In Honduras, report than computers have been seized with election results for a constitutional referendum that has not happened. More. The US is threatening sanctions. Problems with sanctions. Venezuela, Honduras now Nicaragua: President Ortega wants to amend the constitution to allow him a second consecutive term.

What we are seeing, basically, is the emergence of an anti-American international leftist power bloc in Latin America, only centered on Venezuela rather than Cuba, and much more independent than the old Cuban one. This is happening with far less American and international awareness precisely because it is not firmly in the orbit of any Great Power; unnoticed, the alliance is working its way up toward Great Power status on its own ( ... )

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