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Brilliant overview of the different values of 'time' by Philip Zimbardo. Sure, we all experience time in different ways, depending on our cultural values, economic ideology, idiosyncratic circumstances, life phase, religious beliefs and histori...
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The much talked about 2014 US Security Drawdown from Afghanistan could have dire, if not catastrophic implications for the Afghan economy; contraction, current account deficits, balance of payments crisis, fiscal policy and even high unemployment. &n...
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See our story on the BBC. My company Geopolicity has been leading research into the economics of piracy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13392537
Piracy off the Somali coast costs the international community up to $8.3bn (£5.1bn) a...
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The surge in piracy from a low base in 2007 has taken the world by surprise. With the average pirate working for 3-5 years, and with an annual income of over US$100,000 based on recent research we have conducted, the income differentiation between pi...
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Few other countries have been through the birth pains that have been epitomized by Southern Sudan. The scars of civilian conflict and bitter internecine fighting will take a generation or more to heal, yet the results of the January 9, 2011 referendu...
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The war in Afghanistan has tested NATO’s strategic alliance considerably over the course of the last decade. The war was frequently described - somewhat mistakenly - as the war that came close to putting a nail in its coffin; given the difficul...
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War does not determine who is right - only who is left!
Last week a number of Israeli’s were killed by Palestinian’s and a number of Palestinian’s were killed by Israelis. An vicious cycle of loss leading to ever more loss, with ...
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The biggest threat facing the UK on the security front, like that of NATO itself, is no longer territorial, rather it is ideological. Indeed, economic security is the biggest threat to a waning empire, with economic contraction on one side and the ne...
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