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Writing book reviews, to me, feels as the service we all ought to provide other scholars. I don’t post actual reviews on my website (instead, I post my reading notes because I don’t know if my notes are detailed enough to be an actual review, and whether I’ll do justice to the author), but I do have extensive experience writing reviews. Producing a book (or even editing a volume) is a tremendously challenging and taxing endeavour, so I believe book reviews should be done thoroughly, kindly and honestly.


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Choose from a one-click installer tool, or a command-line-based utility.

With the Windows 11 update, Microsoft’s Windows Store experiment is finally gaining some steam. But not every app is available on the Microsoft Store Preview. If you’re setting up a new Windows PC, or want to create a workflow that will update all your apps with one click (not just Microsoft Store apps), there are some compelling third-party options to consider.

You can use a one-click installer tool, or a command-line-based utility, depending on what you prefer.

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A Quick Look at Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Zettelkasten: Zettel 1967
In response to a post last week, Stephen Downes reminded me that Ludwig Wittgenstein had a zettelkasten practice. In particular there is a translated and published book Zettel from 1967 which contains 717 zettels from Wittgenstein’s Nachlass, or works left behind following his death in 1951. I’ve had a copy lying around for a bit, but finally spent some time with it. The book cleverly has a parallel text form with the German on one side of the page and the English on the facing page. I’ve also seen translations of the book in both Spanish and Italian for those who might prefer those.
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Ian Li

March 21, 2023

Predicting the future of warfare is at best a speculative affair. Any forecast can never be proposed with absolute certainty, no matter how robust the underlying analysis. The future is always somewhat uncertain. In fact, history is replete with examples of visionaries who have tried but failed to accurately divine the nature of change. Nonetheless, it is a necessary endeavour, because such is the cost of war today that the implications of failure can be far-reaching, even existential. From the Oracle of Delphi to the modern application of data analytics, military planners over the ages have sought greater clarity regarding the future conduct of war.[1] However, there is no crystal ball for future warfare. Instead, this essay argues that historical lessons provide the best means of determining its form, but only if they are used correctly. The context behind each case study must be carefully considered by military planners who seek to learn from the past so that the observations gathered can be accurately extrapolated onto the present situation, and the resulting lessons meaningfully applied.

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Three hundred thirty one million, four hundred forty nine thousand, two hundred and eighty one. According to the US Census Bureau, that is total residential population of the United States as of April 1, 2020. That number is a form of data theater.

Statistics, in their original form, is the state’s science. State-istics. The original name, btw, was political arithmetic. Today, we distinguish the state’s statistics by calling them official. These are data in the oldest of senses. The Latin root of data comes from a notion of “the givens.” The state is producing statistics that are then given to the public as data. And those givens are then treated as facts.

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Bibliographie de l’article « L’annexion de la Savoie par la France »

Dès le XVIème siècle, alors que la maison de Savoie commençait à s’étendre dans le Piémont, ses possessions originelles de l’Ouest des Alpes devinrent militairement vulnérables, parce que les cols qui reliaient les deux régions ne permettaient pas des mouvements de grande ampleur. Au nombre des solutions alors envisagées figuraient la neutralisation de la région. Trois siècles plus tard, en 1815, des communes sardes et françaises jouxtant la ville du bout du lac furent cédées à la Suisse par le second Traité de Paris dans le but de désenclaver Genève. En contrepartie, la Confédération devait assurer la protection du Nord de la Savoie et permettre le retrait des troupes savoyardes par le Valais. Lorsque la Savoie fut annexée par la France en 1860, la Suisse chercha sans succès à ce que le Nord de la Savoie lui soit cédé de manière à garantir la défense de Genève et de l’Est du canton de Vaud. Le problème de la neutralisation de la Savoie resta ouvert pendant la guerre de 1870 – 71 et la première guerre mondiale. En 1919, les puissances contractantes du Traité de Versailles prirent acte d’un accord entre la France et la Suisse abrogeant le droit de la Confédération d’occuper militairement la Savoie. Cet acte mit fin à la neutralisation du Faucigny et du Chablais français.

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[RAMAGE: Zenpundit.com] Karl Sharro’s two modes of “simply” explaining the Middle East
 

If you didn’t get it when Sharro posted his visual explanation:
maybe his verbal version will make things simpler:
Sources & resources:
The Atlantic, The Confused Person’s Guide to Middle East Conflict
Some people are neither verbal nor visual but kinesthetic — I dread to think how Sharro will explain all this simplicity to their nervous systems.
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Combined Senior Advisory Council and Consortium Steering Committee (SAC-CSC) meeting at the Försvarshögskolan – Swedish Defence University

Sweden hosted this year’s combined Senior Advisory Council and Consortium Steering Committee (SAC-CSC) meeting at the Försvarshögskolan – Swedish Defence University, where retired Brig. Gen. Rolf Wagner, #GCMC’s German Deputy Director was elected as the SAC and CSC chair. The Marshall Center Director, retired Maj. Gen. Barre Seguin is also attending. The SAC-CSC represents the governing body of the Partnership for Peace Consortium and provides an opportunity for senior leaders and representatives from partner defense academies and security studies institutes to discuss the direction of the Consortium and the research conducted by the working and study groups. The chairs of these groups briefed their past and upcoming events and received feedback from Consortium members.
Defense Security Cooperation Agency – Bundeswehr Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. – Timothy McAteer – Olaf Garlich – Raphael F. Perl – Bardha Azari – Anna Wieslander – Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) – Erich Csitkovits


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GCSP Catalogue 2023

Our new 2023 Catalogue is out! Make sure to take a look to find the perfect course to enhance your knowledge and skills surrounding international policies and #peace and #security.
In addition to our courses, the catalogue presents the wider portfolio of GCSP activities, including our diplomatic dialogue activities, policy advice and research, the Global Fellowship Initiative, Creative Spark project incubator and the GCSP Alumni Community.
Explore the catalogue here.

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Nouvelle publication: Christian Bühlmann (2022) « Etat national et menaces – que nous dit le retour des entreprises militaires privées », Revue militaire Suisse (03), p.9-12

Christian Bühlmann (2022) « Etat national et menaces – que nous dit le retour des entreprises militaires privées », Revue militaire Suisse (03), p.9-12

Plusieurs courants qui animent la politique mondiale ont conduit à une renaissance des entreprises militaires et de sécurité privées (EMSP). Cette réviviscence représente à la fois un indicateur de transformations fondamentales du système international et de l’État, son acteur majeur, ainsi qu’un marqueur de nouvelles formes de menaces. On propose dans cet article de préciser brièvement cette dynamique en explicitant la relation entre mercenariat, guerre et formation de l’Etat.

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Visit from the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS)

Executive education in virtual, hybrid and in-person formats were discussed with Ms Christina Orisich, diplomatic dialogue was addressed by Mr Paul Dziatkowiec; research and policy advise presented by Mr Tobias Vestner; and Global Fellowship Initiative opportunities were highlighted by Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel Martel.

We look forward to potential future collaboration with BIISS!

 

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AG de la Société des officiers et militaires du campus universitaire de Lausanne

2 mai 2022  · La semaine dernière, nous avons eu le plaisir de nous réunir pour notre traditionnelle Assemblée Générale! Et contrairement à l’année dernière, nous avons pu nous retrouver en présentiel sur le campus de l’Université de Lausanne!Une trentaine de membres et d’invités ont pu assister au rapport d’activités, à l’explication des comptes et des budgets, ainsi qu’à la présentation des futurs projets et événements proposés par Mil@CampusLausanne.La fin de l’Assemblée Générale a également vu deux nouveaux étudiants rejoindre le Comité ; il s’agit des lieutenants Benjamin Dumas (UNIL) et Tristan Fanelli (EPFL).Pour terminer en beauté, le Colonel EMG Christian Bühlmann a pu nous présenter le Geneva Centre for Security Policy, structure dans laquelle il travaille depuis 2013. Il y est actuellement chef d’État-major.Nous remercions vivement le conférencier, ainsi que les différentes organisations et associations ayant répondu favorablement à notre invitation (Division territoriale 1, Société Vaudoise des Officiers, ASSO Lausanne, Femmes et Politique de Sécurité – FPS, Association Leman SwissFortress et Livret de service)!

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