Department of Defense, Arctic Strategy November 2013 “The Arctic is at a strategic inflection point as its ice cap is diminishing more rapidly than projected and human activity, driven by economic opportunity—ranging from oil, gas, and mineral exploration to fishing, shipping, and tourism—is increasing in response to the growing accessibility. Arctic and non-Arctic nations are establishing their strategies… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD for the United States
Country statistical profile: United States – November 15, 2013, updated annually. DOI: 10.1787/20752288-table-usa “This table includes data for United States on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. The table is part of the key tables collection on country statistical profiles.” Continue Reading
OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises
“The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are the most comprehensive set of government-backed recommendations on responsible business conduct in existence today. The governments adhering to the Guidelines aim to encourage and maximise the positive impact MNEs can make to sustainable development and enduring social progress.” Guidelines text and commentary This booklet contains the text, implementation procedures… Continue Reading
Password Protection Laws Could Protect Much More than Passwords
O’Donohue, Sarah, ‘Like’ it or Not, Password Protection Laws Could Protect Much More than Passwords (August 1, 2013). 20 J.L. Bus. & Eth. (February 2014, Forthcoming). Available at SSRN “Employers and schools in several states are now prohibited from requesting access to the social networking accounts of their employees, students, and applicants as a result… Continue Reading
Population Distribution and Educational Attainment within MSAs, 1980–2010
Kyle Fee, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, November 2013: “Though most people in the US live in metropolitan areas, they’ve been choosing to live farther and farther from the center of those areas since the 1950s. While that trend continues to this day, there are some dramatic changes. The exodus from the center of town… Continue Reading
UCLA Report – Dogs likely originated in Europe more than 18,000 years ago
UCLA news release: ‘Wolves likely were domesticated by European hunter–gatherers more than 18,000 years ago and gradually evolved into dogs that became household pets, UCLA life scientists report. “We found that instead of recent wolves being closest to domestic dogs, ancient European wolves were directly related to them,” said Robert Wayne, a professor of ecology and… Continue Reading
EFF – Encrypt the Web Report: Who’s Doing What
EFF: “We’ve asked the companies in our Who Has Your Back Program what they are doing to bolster encryption in light of the NSA’s unlawful surveillance of your communications. We’re pleased to see that four companies—Dropbox, Google, SpiderOak and Sonic.net—are implementing five out of five of our best practices for encryption. In addition, we appreciate that Yahoo! just announced several measures… Continue Reading
Analytic Culture in the US Intelligence Community: An Ethnographic Study
Analytic Culture in the US Intelligence Community: An Ethnographic Study, by Dr. Rob Johnson. ISBN 1-929667-13-2. Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, 2005 Continue Reading
NYT – N.S.A. Report Outlined Goals for More Power
N.S.A. Report Outlined Goals for More Power By JAMES RISEN and LAURA POITRAS “Officials at the National Security Agency, intent on maintaining its dominance in intelligence collection, pledged last year to push to expand its surveillance powers, according to a top-secret strategy document. In a February 2012 paper laying out the four-year strategy for the N.S.A.’s… Continue Reading
Pew – JFK’s America
“As America marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death, his life, family, strengths and weakness have been pored over in recent weeks, but little has been said about how the public viewed the country during the Kennedy years. The Gallup polls of that period illustrate how different a time this was. The mood of… Continue Reading
Civil Society Groups and Tech Companies Call for Significant Reform to U.S. Surveillance Practices
“On November 21, 2013, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), on behalf of a broad coalition of civil society groups, trade associations, companies and investors, delivered this letter to Congressional leadership that called on Congress to reform U.S. intelligence surveillance practices. Signatories urged Congress to limit the scope of surveillance practices, reject bulk collection,… Continue Reading
Measuring the Web’s Global Impact
“What is the Web Index? Designed and produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Web Index is the world’s first multi-dimensional measure of the Web’s growth, utility and impact on people and nations. The Web Index launched in 2012, and the 2013 index has been enlarged to include 20 new countries. It features an expanded… Continue Reading
