Category: Strategy Unit

  • Quick Post: The Strategic Overview, Econbrowser on Oil Peak

    Quick Posting The Strategic Overview: Tigerhawk’s Update Back in 2003, Den Beste of USS Clueless wrote the greatest touchstone piece on the *Islamofacist war, writting out in a relatively short 20 pages the strategic overview of the war. Today, Tigerhawk writes an excellent update to Den Beste’s essay. Its a must read piece. Econbrowser on…

  • Events in Context: Paris Riots and SAFTA

    While abating (only 400+ cars burning a night), the Paris Riots continue passing a two-week milestone. As I have mentioned, the rioters use of blogs and sms-texting for coordination and planning have been a demonstration of “netwar” on a small scale. Many have taken the next logical step and declare the Paris Riots as another…

  • Veterans Day, November 11 – Support the Troops!

    It is on this day that the Great War (World War I) ended and so everyone thought all wars would come to an end. And, it is for this day we commemorate Veteran’s Day. But, unfortunately, wars are still being fought…and now we are fighting in the Global War on Terrorism (Or the “Long War”…

  • Paris Riots – Quo Vadis France?

    After 11 plus days, the French government sent in the Gendarmerie (Military Police) and enforced curfews…and thus, the riots appear to be abating. Sending in the military-police and curfew – as I mentioned at GlobalGuerillas – was something the French Government should have done during day 2 or 3. The rivalry between Interior Minister Sarkozy…

  • Enough of the Paris Riots, What about Energy Security and China?

    Quick Posting Only… The blogsophere, myself included, have been guilty on focusing too much attention on the Paris Riots. Meanwhile, China looks like its taking steps to protect itself from any looming energy crisis and threats…and such a potential crisis is far larger of a strategic threat than the riots in France. China has made…

  • Paris Riots: Welcome to Netwar?

    Introduction While I still have the fear that we are seeing the raise of the Muslim Street in Europe, it is still far from the “Jihad in Europe” and “French Intifada” that we often see it described in the blogosphere. As of now, it still seems like male juvenile violence at a massive scale, only…

  • Operation Steel Curtain: It really is Iraq as Vietnam (?)

    Introduction For many weeks we’ve heard murmurings about a new strategy from the Bush Administration on Iraq. From Condi Rice’s testimony to the Senate to Khalilzad on Newsweek, now we see may a glimpse of that with the recent launch of “Operation Steel Curtain.” In essence, the strategy in Iraqi is moving from a “search…

  • Obesity- More than a Health Threat?

    StrategyUnit Note: Finally a posting that only mentions France for its take on food, not immigration or riots. ——————————— Source Introduction One of my favorite dishes is steak tartar (raw ground beef with raw egg and spices). I know its probably not healthy nor safe – but I accept responsibility for whatever happens. That’s the…

  • Paris Riots – What are they fighting for? Intifada or May 1968?

    Quick Posting for Today… I’ve been reading alot lately of the portrayal Paris Riots as the Intifada – and I don’t buy it yet. While the rioters appear to be mostly run by Muslims immigrants, the attacks so far has been of random violence and at most against symbols of the state (Trains, Police etc).…

  • Paris Riots – Raise of the Europe’s Muslim Street, not Middle East’s Arab Street

    Day 7 of the Paris Riots AP 11.03.05 Christohe Ena Paul Belein has an excellent commentary on the Paris Riot (and in Demark) and what it means for Europe’s future and what is holding Europe’s politicians back . Hat tip to Instapundit for the link to Paul. There are always talking heads and pundits analyzing…