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Originally posted on UNREDACTED: The National Security Archive Blog:
By  Eamon Eriksen The next time you request documents for declassification, it is likely your submission will be processed by a private contractor, not a government employee. The privatization of the…

Originally posted on Open Geography:
Derek Gregory has a new post about counterinsurgency (COIN) and the cultural turn here. He makes some very good points about COIN and the academic response, as well as providing some useful references: When I…

Originally posted on AFRICAN URBANISM:
I stumbled upon this greatly thought-provoking video on the longevity of plastic shopping bags (“rubbers”), pollution and environmental impacts. The video, aptly titled Plastic Bag, is a short biography; for 18 minutes, viewers see plastic…