Underpinning Stability in the Arctic

http://www.thearcticinstitute.org/2013/03/the-arctic-council-underpinning.html

How a 17th Century Arctic Resource Crisis Was Resolved...

http://www.iiss.org/en/politics%20and%20strategy/blogsections/2013-98d0/july-2013-1769/hot-war-arctic-ca33

Map of Arctic Energy Resources and Governance Zones

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/07/sunday-review/who-owns-the-arctic.html

Israel's Water Challenge | Stratfor

http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/israels-water-challenge

Favorite Maps of 2013

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/12/most-innovative-maps-2013/7952/

Global connectivity: Yes, but...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10526916/Global-village-of-technology-a-myth-as-study-shows-most-online-communication-limited-to-100-mile-radius.html

World Economic Forum's Top 10 Trends Facing the World in 2014

1. Rising societal tensions in the Middle East and North Africa
2. Widening income disparities
3. Persistent structural unemployment
4. Intensifying cyber threats
5. Inaction on climate change
6. The diminishing confidence in economic policies
7. A lack of values in leadership
8. The expanding middle class in Asia
9. The growing importance of megacities
10. The rapid spread of misinformation online

http://reports.weforum.org/outlook-14/

"Is The USN Ready To Go Shoulder-To-Shoulder with the PLA(N)?"

Food for thought...

http://nextnavy.com/is-the-usn-ready-to-go-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-the-plan

Why The Ideal Creative Workplace Looks A Lot Like "Fraggle Rock"

http://www.theawl.com/2013/12/why-the-ideal-creative-workplace-looks-a-lot-like-fraggle-rock

How Busy Colleagues Spread Secondhand Stress - The Wall Street Journal

http://on.wsj.com/18AgmBv

Interesting discussion of Navy Husbanding Agent Investigation

Points to consider for anyone with potential to find themselves in "just make it happen" scenarios, especially downrange

http://nextnavy.com/mulling-the-glenn-defense-marine-asia-fiasco/

US - China - Myanmar

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Articles/Detail/?ots591=4888caa0-b3db-1461-98b9-e20e7b9c13d4&lng=en&id=173507

DoD Announces Arctic Strategy

By-name mention of Arctic Security Forces Roundtable

http://www.defense.gov/speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=1821

Saving 1000 words for use elsewhere

TYPHOON HAIYAN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

http://www.cigeography.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post.html#more

Germany Faces Some Big Repair Bills - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/11/21/world/europe/germany-austeritys-champion-faces-some-big-repair-bills.html

US European Command Arctic Guy in the News

Via Armed Forces Press Service

 

http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=121126

Good example of lessons (not) learned...

http://redteamjournal.com/2013/11/u-s-grant-and-the-coming-revolution-in-mil
itary-affairs/

Crowd-sourced Crisis Mapping

Discussion of efforts in the Philippines, as well as in other recent
disasters; also has a useful resource/link list

http://www.floatingsheep.org/2013/11/crisis-mapping-in-philippines-efforts.h
tml

Stratfor: Iran/US

http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/us-iran-talks-ideology-and-necessity

Forensic Topology - this read is an intriguing mix of specialties

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/49/manaugh.php

Thoughts on What is NOT Strategy

Intriguing thoughts from some of my friends over at ...
Information Dissemination

Gaps in Arctic Governance

Hoover Institution

Stratfor Discusses Inland Waterways

The unspoken "rest of the story" is how USCG Aids-to-Navigation support this system as well.
Stratfor

Toward "Land" or Toward "Sea"

It is also interesting as it articulates a perspective of US Grand Strategy as well.

USNWC Review