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End of History: http://www.wesjones.com/eoh.htm
Clash of Civilizations: http://www.alamut.com/subj/economics/misc/clash.html
Clash of Civilizations: http://www.alamut.com/subj/economics/misc/clash.html
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Fromkin, A Peace to End All Peace. Best book of diplomatic history, and one of the best books of any kind of history, I've ever read.
Yep, an excellent book.
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
-BokononComment
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"the RAND corporation" soooo reminds me of Dr Strangelove
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They're a pretty important right wing "think-tank".
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RAND isnt an academic think tank like those others. Its a big league govt contactor."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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What is an "academic" think-tank?
All of them are private institutions that exist to influence policy.Comment
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Two interesting books I purchased over the last year were After Victory and Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century19th Century Liberal, 21st Century EuropeanComment
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The second is science fiction, right?
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Try reading itOriginally posted by VetLegion
The second is science fiction, right?
It actually makes a pretty good argument, of course it is dependent on the current era of gobalization and relative peace between the world powers continuing, but even the breakdown of this order could aid europe (as it become as island of stability in a chaotic world).19th Century Liberal, 21st Century EuropeanComment
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Originally posted by VetLegion
What is an "academic" think-tank?
All of them are private institutions that exist to influence policy.
They publish papers, hold symposia, and generally do "academic" things, and the people who work for them pursue quasi-academic careers. They are funded by donations.
RAND, like the Center for Naval Analysis, is funded by govt agencies to create specific work products, either under a govt budget line as an FFRDC (federally funded research and development center) or for fees on specific contracts. They are much like private consulting firms, though their focus is on research. RAND does NOT exist to influence policy.
I once worked for an FFRDC, and once looked at the possibility of working for a think tank. Believe me, they are quite different worlds."A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.” Martin BuberComment
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I believe you (and thanks for the explanation).Comment
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Anyone familiar with Mark Mazower?
Also, what would be a good (overview, not theoretical) book on the US civil war?Comment
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It's terrific (I see Ramo concurs). Richly detailed, yet written in a very lively style; and the subject -- how Britain and France thoroughly screwed up the Middle East after WWI in ways we're still paying for -- is a useful tonic in the face of Middle East problems always being laid at the US's doorstep.Originally posted by DinoDoc
Really? That is high praise from someone in the State Department. I'll have to check it out.
Hmm. I may just reread it myself sometime soon...
"I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Paris 1919
an excellent book for understanding modern politics, particularly when it comes to 'buffers, gatekeepers, and handlers'."Wait a minute..this isn''t FAUX dive, it's just a DIVE!"
"...Mangy dog staggering about, looking vainly for a place to die."
"sauna stories? There are no 'sauna stories'.. I mean.. sauna is sauna. You do by the laws of sauna." -P.Comment
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