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CEAUSSIC publishes final report on HTS
The AAA Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities (CEAUSSIC) has published its final report on the Human Terrain System (HTS). Here’s an exc… more →
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Human Terrain System Suffers Another Casualty
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Maximilian Forte wrote 1 week ago: On 15 December 2009, John Stanton reported the following: “the US Army HTS had suffered a four … more →
CEAUSSIC publishes final report on HTS
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llwynn wrote 1 week ago: The AAA Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communiti … more →
FM newswire for 3 December, hot articles for your morning reading
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Fabius Maximus wrote 3 weeks ago: Today’s broadsheet from the FM website pressroom, with 7 sections of hot news. Lot’s happenin … more →
Reality Check for the Human Terrain System: Marilyn Dudley-Flores Responds
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Maximilian Forte wrote 1 month ago: Introduction On 26 February 2009, a report by John Stanton was published on this blog (Some Breaking … more →
Anthropology on Stage, Human Terrain System on Screen
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Maximilian Forte wrote 1 month ago: [A momentary "distraction" from my "zero series," and a big thanks to John Stanton for the first set … more →
Afghan Vignette 7: How to Buy Peace in Afghanistan
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Maximilian Forte wrote 2 months ago: In the course of what is now called a counterinsurgency campaign by U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanis … more →
News from the Military-Academic Complex: McFate's PhD, HTS Contracts, Minerva Grants, Afghanistan
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Maximilian Forte wrote 2 months ago: Here is a medley of updates concerning previous posts on this blog: Concerning Montgomery McFate … more →
John Stanton: US Congress Rewards Failure, Puts Personnel in Harm’s Way
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Maximilian Forte wrote 2 months ago: This is John Stanton’s 20th article on the Human Terrain System, with his previous ones available he … more →
John Stanton: U.S. Congress to Assess Human Terrain System
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Maximilian Forte wrote 2 months ago: This is John Stanton’s 19th article on the Human Terrain System, with his previous ones availa … more →
(Re)Imperializing Anthropology and Decolonizing Knowledge Production
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Maximilian Forte wrote 3 months ago: I presented the paper below, “(Re)Imperializing Anthropology and Decolonizing Knowledge Produc … more →
Public Propaganda, The Human Terrain System, and Staged Democracy in Afghanistan
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Maximilian Forte wrote 3 months ago: Some interesting reports have surfaced over the past three weeks concerning initiatives with links … more →
Blind Spots: Ethical Research in the Midst of Counterinsurgency
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Maximilian Forte wrote 3 months ago: “Rough Terrain,” an article by Vanessa Gezari in the Washington Post (30 Aug. 2009), one … more →
Notes about the undernews - some big but underreported trends
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Fabius Maximus wrote 3 months ago: Updates to posts from the past on the FM site: Anthropologists go to war The biofuel boom goes bust … more →
Misrepresentation: Prostituting "Open Anthropology" to the Military
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Maximilian Forte wrote 3 months ago: Open to the Military For those following the current conflict between the Open Anthropology Project … more →
We Are Protecting Afghan Civilians...from Ourselves
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Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: Today, a serial-killing rapist passed several women during his noon hour lunch break, and he thought … more →
John Stanton: Human Terrain System in the Kill-Pacify Chain
Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: A warm welcome back to John Stanton: this is his 18th article on the Human Terrain System, with his … more →
Patricia Omidian, Applied Anthropologist in Afghanistan, on the Human Terrain System
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Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: Dr. Patricia A. Omidian started her work in Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1997. She traveled to and conduct … more →
Survey: Applied Anthropology and Military Engagement in the Human Terrain System
Maximilian Forte wrote 4 months ago: This is to announce a survey, prepared and administered by Nikki Kuper (an Honours student in anthro … more →
Cross-Cultural Understanding for Peace: So why does HTS go to Afghanistan?
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Maximilian Forte wrote 5 months ago: “We can’t have effective strategy without cultural knowledge. If you look at the problem … more →
