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