Publications

This paper provides an overview of various types of web-based, user-created content applications and identifies growing trends in this field. Among the applications are wikis, social networks, media s...chevron_right

This paper discusses a number of issues related to the state and development of the Chinese economy. The paper is foremost concerned with problems of the Chinese economy, such as the failure to increa...chevron_right

This paper discusses problems that the US armed forces have encountered during their deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq that derive from a lack of cultural awareness (CA) by the military. It also loo...chevron_right

This paper provides information on the Israeli-Hizbollah war of summer 2006 with a focus on the motives and interests of the parties that were directly and indirectly involved, including Syria, Iran a...chevron_right

This short paper discusses questions of military interoperability from a technical, organizational and cultural point of view. After giving examples for the importance and value of information exchang...chevron_right

This paper examines Afghanistan's weak economic climate by analyzing the levels of government involvement, infrastructure, growth indicators and the informal economy. Furthermore, it provides an asses...chevron_right

This paper addresses developments in the field of global information security. It points to the importance of information security and reviews proposals for a new UN agency devoted to cybersecurity re...chevron_right

This paper addresses Afghanistan's growing problem with narcotics production and trade since the fall of the Taliban. The paper presents details on Afghanistan's production of opium, discusses economi...chevron_right

This paper discusses the growth of China's defense spending and sensitive issues between China and the US such as the policy toward Taiwan. It states that China has the military potential to conquer T...chevron_right

This paper discusses a variety of aspects related to cognitive models, whereby the authors state that modeling the "paradoxical nature" of human cognition is the greatest challenge. The paper explores...chevron_right

This short paper summarizes backgrounds and developments in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. The paper examines Afghanistan's past and then addresses contemporary challenges and the uncertai...chevron_right

This paper addresses some key developments in Venezuela's policy, including an oil and gas deal with Ecuador, the acquisition of weapons from Russia and Spain, and accusations of meddling in Peruvian ...chevron_right

This paper challenges Samuel Huntington's clash of civilization paradigm through a philosophical reasoning of cognitive proofs. The authors propose a clash of perceptions to reflect better the complex...chevron_right

This paper provides information on the development of Tableeghi Jamaat (TJ), a nonpolitical international congregation of Muslim preachers, and explores the potential for a violent radicalization of T...chevron_right

This paper proposes an understanding of a foreign policy based upon a unified legal system and the emergence of defense policies to support the former, aiming toward the implementation of a Global Def...chevron_right