Blogs about: Nation Building

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How long will we continue like this?

taoajay wrote 1 day ago: It’s over two years now since the new administration was installed in the country, and in my o … more →

Tags: change, Nigeria, responsibility

When it becomes difficult to believe in Change...

taoajay wrote 2 days ago: When it becomes difficult to believe in Change…don’t give up hold to the little light … more →

Tags: change, responsibility, Nigeria

On the Importance of Stories for COIN and the State

Todd MacDonald wrote 5 days ago: I’ve been doing some research on peacebuilding and came across John Winslade and Gerald Monk … more →

Tags: CCNA, coin, Colonialism, political legitimacy, ignatieff, Kilcullen, Kunar, narratives

What's the difference between a neo-con and a neo-liberal?5 comments

gringolost wrote 1 week ago: This brief statement from Ibn Muqawama at the CNAS Muqawama blog compares the Bush and Obama adminis … more →

Tags: obama, coin, bush, CNAS, iraq, Ibn Muqawama, Afghanistan, neo-conservative, Neo Liberal

James O'Donnell quote

Roy wrote 1 week ago: “…. great capitals and bustling cities are all well and good, but the constructive and c … more →

Tags: Random Thoughts, Roman, Borders

Nation building vs. State Building

Nena Brodjonegoro wrote 1 week ago: According to Wikipedia, nation building refers to the process of constructing or structuring a natio … more →

Tags: press, Indonesia, Malaysia, State Building

Obama's Afghan War

Kerfuffles wrote 1 week ago: “Drink lots of tea, eat lots of goat, and get to know the people. That’s why we’re … more →

Tags: america, Barack Obama, military, Politics, War, Afghanistan, Colin Powell, Helmand Province, if you break it you own it

Task of nation building is a continuous process - Veep

ghanavoices wrote 2 weeks ago: Accra, July 1, GNA – Vice President John Dramani Mahama, on Wednesday noted that the task of n … more →

Tags: Vice President, Government, Vice President Dramani Mahama, continuous process

3 critiques on counterinsurgency

gringolost wrote 3 weeks ago: There’s not many who dare critique current counter-insurgency (COIN) and it’s “pop … more →

Tags: thesis, U.S. Foreign Policy, coin, iraq, Afghanistan, capacity building

Bill Moyers, The Secret Government

4thofjuly1976 wrote 3 weeks ago: Bill Moyer’s The Secret Government, pt 2. This is a series of videos which comprise of th … more →

Tags: Video, iranian democracy, election, democracy, U. S. Constitution, military industrial complex, Iran, Intervention, Oliver North

Iran, John McCain, and Ancient Rome3 comments

thedarwinreport wrote 4 weeks ago: John McCain is a temporal anchor on American politics, and he’s dragging the rest of us b … more →

Tags: Politics, John McCain, Islam, Iran, middle east, Democratic, GOP, obama, Republicans

Bush to Nation Building is like Obama to Light Touch

Mark Mawhinney wrote 1 month ago: George Bush was often maligned for his “I’m not interested in nation building” com … more →

Tags: Politics, policy and government, Barack Obama, George Bush, George W. Bush, obama, President Bush, President Obama

Ungoverned Areas - From Pakistan to Somalia a Militant's Migration1 comment

Todd MacDonald wrote 1 month ago: "A wretched hive of scum and villainy" - Obi Wan on Ungoverned Areas I am not the first pe … more →

Tags: aq, asymmetric warfare, Pakistan, Militants, Somalia, Yemen

[Thought] Regarding "Anti-reservation" Protests

udaygosain wrote 1 month ago: This is an old story, very much alive in my mind. People might remember the weeks of vehement protes … more →

Tags: Thoughts, aiims, Anti Reservation, moily report

Legitimacy and Nation-building5 comments

Todd MacDonald wrote 1 month ago: Unless the counterinsurgent is willing to employ the so-called Roman method of unrestrained violence … more →

Tags: CCNA, Afghanistan, political legitimacy, coin, Legitimacy

Homosexuality: a man's unconditional love for his daughter and his country2 comments

marcampbellja wrote 1 month ago: Dick Cheney recently announced that he is in favor of same-sex marriage. At first I was caught off g … more →

Tags: Child Care and Protection, Public Health and the Law, Politics, Jamaica, Homosexuality, dick cheney, Unconditional Love, Family

On Being Critical. On Eating Lotus. On Puking.

jr1978 wrote 1 month ago: So, if what they really spoke was the truth, the dissent group of the UNP that earlier joined the go … more →

Tags: mahinda, Nation, critical, Masses, reform, revolution, Yoshitha

Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

elleica wrote 1 month ago: How desperate can our custom officials be to become millionaires, I cannot entirely fathom. How stup … more →

Tags: Current Affairs, corruption, Politics, customs, bureau of customs, Philippine government, Literacy, Reading, cultural materials

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU3 comments

chetnasamant wrote 1 month ago: The following piece which I found in a forgotten corner of my system, I reproduce here on my blog. I … more →

Tags: Thoughts, dotty theory, Thank You, Auto rickshaw, country


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