John Matthew Barlow discusses University of Tel Aviv archeologist Raphael Greenberg's new research on the dig at Wadi Hilweh, and its political and cultural ramifications for Israelis and Palestinians.
John Matthew Barlow discusses University of Tel Aviv archeologist Raphael Greenberg's new research on the dig at Wadi Hilweh, and its political and cultural ramifications for Israelis and Palestinians.
Michael A. Innes reviews David Kilcullen's new book The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One. A timely and astute synthesis of experience, research and analysis, the author pinpoints the political shear between minority existential threats to US interests and the majority of the world's locally invested guerrillas who just want to be left alone.
Berlin-based writer Daniel Miller's October 2008 interview with Swedish philosopher and SITE Magazine Editor-In-Chief Sven-Olov Wallenstein, on his new book Biopolitics and the Emergence of Modern Architecture (Princeton Architectural Press, 2009).
The second symposium in CTlab's 2009 series, focused on Peter Singer's new book, Wired For War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century (Penguin Press: 2009), ran from 30 March to 2 April. Singer and half a dozen scholars from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Austria debated the use and ethics of robots in war.
Kenneth Anderson explores the link between international financial instability and global security in response to Judy Shelton's recent Wall Street Journal op-ed.
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Headlines | —Author: John Matthew Barlow One of my favourite bands of all-time is Jane's Addiction. In particular, I love their song "Idiots Rule." Sure, it's a cynical take on the world. But sometimes, I do wonder if perhaps Perry Farrell (the frontman) wasn't right. Today is one of those times.
Jun 10, 2009 at 18:58 Higher Education | —Author: John Matthew Barlow This came through my inbox last night, a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Genocide Research to edited by Philip Dwyer and Lyndall Ryan of the University of Newcastle, Australia.
The Special Issue will explore how massacre was used in the period surrounding the Napoléonic Wars, c. 1780-1820. The purpose is to assess the impact of modernity in the Napoleonic period, to pinpoint key
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