Salvos and skirmishes

 

World War E – the latest joint GlobaLab and SurfaceCut gadget to brave the world – is a very healthy baby, having screamed and kicked its way straight at the heart of several interesting conflict and technology-related issues. Topics covered so far include:

• The Russian electronic war against Estonia (twice)
• Cyber-activism from Africa to China
• Electronic trench wars in the Caucasus
• The defeat of Baghdad’s most notorious blogger
• The opening of the encryption front
• China’s technological military upgrading
• Global Guerrillas’ brave new book on e-war

That’s only in a week. Brace for more soon!

And if it’s conflict theory you’re into, check out this video of Paul Collier’s 2006 lecture at the Royal Economic Society on the causes and consequences of conflict in Africa. Excellent stuff.

Peace.