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