Russia admits that it has moved troops in Ukraine - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10668357/Russia-admits-that-it-has-moved-troops-in-Ukraine.html

Dear Kremlin: Careful with Crimea

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/02/26/dear_kremlin_careful_with_crimea

Amtrak Writer's Residencies

And a nice use of Twitter to boot

Http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/02/inside-amtraks-absolutely-awesome-plan-give-free-rides-writers/358332/

Sea Ice Atlas

http://seaiceatlas.snap.uaf.edu/

Thanks JM

BBC Mundo - Confirman captura de "El Chapo" Guzmán

Now this is a big deal...and of course Marina was on the case

http://m.bbc.co.uk/mundo/ultimas_noticias/2014/02/140222_mexico_ap_reporta_detienen_chapo_guzman

Another good Arctic reality check

(Even if they cannot get name of US Icebreaker POLAR STAR correct

http://isnblog.ethz.ch/international-relations/arctic-rhetoric

(Tip o' the hat to BS)

Links Fixed

Thanks to AG for pointing out the issue

JetStream - Online School for Weather

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/index.htm

Happiness "resilience"

Ponder the implications of this from a leadership, public policy, and (most importantly) personal perspective.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-18/noise-makes-people-unhappy-cancer-may-not.html
 

 

Are we growing the leaders that we say we want?

Note the citation of "hooah" as an all-purpose expression and as a perspective (neither necessarily in a good way)

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2012/08/sarah-lawrence-with-guns/

 

"This is very retro"

http://m.utsandiego.com/news/2014/Feb/15/Orion-NASA-Navy-SanDiego/

A better appreciation

I abstractly understood what had happened, but seeing the actual sites of both of the Prague defenestration's makes quite an, um... impact

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration

 

Presidential Ships

http://gcaptain.com/vessels-named-for-presidents-of-the-united-states/

 

This sounds a bit familiar...

http://nextnavy.com/if-youre-not-thinking-about-the-antarctic-youre-not-thinking/

The Great Game Continues?

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2014/02/how-to-manage-afghanistan-courtesy-of.html

 

Telecoms+take-off

http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=821522066&Country=Myanmar&topic=Economy&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogu67JZKXonjHpfsX94u0pWa6g38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YYCSMJ0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEPQrPYRK1jt6QEXw%3D%3D

 

Strategic Architectures

http://cimsec.org/strategic-architectures/

The Bounty, Sandy and Storm Avoidance Techniques.

http://kennebeccaptain.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-bounty-sandy-and-storm-avoidance.html

British forces' century of unbroken warfare set to end with Afghanistan exit

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/11/british-forces-century-warfare-end

Arctic infrastructure cannot keep pace

http://blogs.dw.de/ice/?p=14855

Who knew?

http://chipotle.de/

A Point of View: Why I don't tweet

Http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26066325

Hat tip JM

The Chinese Coast Guard to Build World's Largest Offshore Patrol Vessel

http://cimsec.org/chinese-coast-guard-build-worlds-largest-offshore-patrol-vessel/

A Crisis in Command and the Roots of the Problem — The Bridge — Medium

https://medium.com/the-bridge/80dfcfd7fd49

Bateman On Rape In Military - Why Combatting Rape In The Military Is A Duty Like Any Other - Esquire

A very sobering piece - an important read for every leader

http://www.esquire.com/_mobile/blogs/politics/bateman-on-rape-in-military-020714

Geographic Adventures in Diplomacy

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/01/state-department-maps/

How could I not?

http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2014/02/fullbore-friday.html

Engaging Myanmar’s Navy

http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/engaging-myanmars-navy/

A New Arctic Primer

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GAC/2014/WEF_GAC_Arctic_DemystifyingArtic_Report_2014.pdf

A Blend of Think Tanks Develops a Semi-Consensus

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2014/02/the-think-tanks-have-spoken.html

Corvettes Get a Little Love

http://www.informationdissemination.net/2014/02/corvettes-belong-in-surface-force.html

Political Geography Now: 2013: The Year in Political Geography Changes

http://www.polgeonow.com/2013/12/2013-year-in-political-geography-changes.html

David Macaulay Reflects on the SS United States | SS United States Conservancy

http://www.ssusc.org/david-macaulay-reflects-on-the-ss-united-states/