Posts Tagged ‘Middle East’

Is War Becomming Obsolete?

Interesting article from AlterNet on the changing relevance of war and its utility to determine geopolitical outcomes…

Nearly 20 years ago, a querulous Madeleine Albright demanded to know: “What’s the point of having this superb military you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” Today, an altogether different question deserves our attention: What’s the point of constantly using our superb military if doing so doesn’t actually work?

Megalomania in Dubai?

This German language article from SPIEGEL ONLINE on the recent crisis in Dubai is quite interesting. More interesting still, are the comments… It seems most participants have nothing better to do than gloat at the sight of the events in Dubai. Then again most of them have never been there and judging for yourself is so old fashioned and overrated, no?!