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Eurozone Borrowing to Bail Out Bad Debts

Chris van Avery — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:26:37 +0000

Why does this sound like a bad idea? Under pressure from the US and the rest of the international community, eurozone officials are considering a “big bang” plan to dramatically increase the size of the European bailout fund to tame financial markets and bring the sovereign debt crisis under control. A European Central Bank (ECB) [...] No related posts.

5 Predictions for the End of DADT

Chris van Avery — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:35:01 +0000

Seeing how the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is imminent, a few predictions came to mind I thought I might share: Very few supervisors or peers will be surprised by a subordinate or coworker who comes out of the closet. Secrets like that are hard to keep well, particularly in the tight-knit environment of [...] No related posts.

Talking Up an Israel-Iran War…Again

Chris van Avery — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:41:57 +0000

Here we go again. Earlier this week, Robert Baer appeared on the provocative KPFK Los Angeles show Background Briefing, hosted by Ian Masters. It was there that he predicted that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is likely to ignite a war with Iran in the very near future. … He obviously won’t name many of [...] No related posts.

“That Time” Bleeds into “This Time”

Chris van Avery — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:52:03 +0000

So, the course was over about three weeks ago, but the workload hasn’t let up. Reminding me that one danger of proving oneself useful is that you start to collect extra jobs, I now am course coordinator for one course, and course manager (a promotion of sorts) for another. Thus, I’m juggling two courses at [...] No related posts.

It’s That Time Again

Chris van Avery — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:16:37 +0000

A couple of important notes for those reading by feed…. Twice a year I run a seven-week course in Advanced Security Cooperation that cuts deeply into my blogging time. Class convening is Thursday, so posting around here will slow to 2-3 posts per week as the spirit moves me. As a result there are three [...] No related posts.

A Thought on Easter

Chris van Avery — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:50:17 +0000

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A Small But Noteworthy Act of Rebellion in Honolulu

Chris van Avery — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:39:47 +0000

Add one more person in Honolulu who has their priorities in the right place. Click the pic for easier reading. And, no, there was no DoD sticker on the car. No related posts. No related posts.

Back to Blogging

Chris van Avery — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:27:12 +0000

I think things are finally sorted out for the short term at work, so posting should resume here soon. No related posts. No related posts.

Really Busy….

Chris van Avery — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 03:28:17 +0000

The Security Sector Development Workshop is taking up most of my time. May not even get news summaries done until the weekend. Still reading and sharing piles of stuff on Google and Twitter, though. If you are subscribed to my feed, you know that, though (hint, hint). No related posts. No related posts.

Daily News Roundup

Chris van Avery — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:00:28 +0000

Security Gaddafi exit plan floated, report says Western military advisers become visible in Benghazi Yemen police injure more than 400 people on protest march in Hudaida Saleh rejects fresh opposition offer 2 protesters shot dead in Yemen’s Taiz city Female protesters in Yemen attacked by police GCC urges Yemen parties to hold dialogue Politics Shouldn’t [...] Related posts: