Closing Remarks

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CTlab projects promote discussion and understanding through digital interfaces such as weblogs, discussion fora, virtual symposia, and collaborative online workspaces. The SINeW Project explores the dynamics of Social Sciences In War.

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LANDSCAPES

- From the Lake of Fire: Responsible Technology
  
  Tim Stevens on cyberspace, cyberrealities, and the end (or beginning) of it all...
- Given Enough Eyeballs, All Threats Are Shallow
  
  Jeffrey Carr on Russian hackers, open source intelligence, and the Grey Goose Project.
- Making the Landscape
  
  John Matthew Barlow on manipulating the battlespace, nationalist terraforming, and the global ethics of golf course construction.
- Adaptive Argumentation for Mediated Publics
  
  Craig Hayden on a recent Pew Study of American news consumption habits, and leveraging media ecologies for strategic communication and public diplomacy.

RESPONSES

- Saving Afghanistan: A Response to Rory Stewart
  
  Christian Bleuer (Australian National University) challenges Stewart's formula for success in Afghanistan.
- When a 'Usually Reclusive' Terrorist Leader Gives a Press Conference
  
  Brigitte L. Nacos (Columbia University) on New York Times' coverage of Pakistani Taliban Baitullah Mehsud's media strategy.
- Technology's Wide Angle: A Response to Samantha Power
  
  Michael A. Innes (University College London) counters Power's Time Magazine argument that new media promotes tunnel vision.

THRESHOLDS

- Zimbabwe as Precedent
  
  Stephen D.K. Ellis (University of Leiden) on Zimbabwe's sovereign entitlements and the debate over intervention into the beleaguered African state.
- Media Power and Terrorists
  
  Brigitte L. Nacos (Columbia University) explains how proprietary media capabilities enable terrorist organizations.
- The State of State Failure
  
  Stephen D.K. Ellis (University of Leiden) puts problems of sovereignty and state failure in context.
- Human Terrain Mapping: An Historian's Perspective
  
  Brian Glyn Williams (UMass - Dartmouth) addresses the academic debate over the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System.

DISCUSSIONS

- Saving Afghanistan: A Response to Rory Stewart
  
  Christian Bleuer on Stewart's recent Time Magazine article. Bleuer, Antonio Giustozzi & Thomas Johnson discuss.
- Modeling Afghan Power Structures
  
  Christian Bleuer on alternative social structures in Afghanistan. Bleuer, Armando Geller, Andrew Conway, and Michael A. Innes discuss.

...from the

June 2008
- Media Talk on Assassination & Insurgency
  
  On Wednesday 11 June 08, a discussion evening on Afghanistan moderated by Nazanine Moshiri of Al Jazeera, bringing together Alastair Leithead, James Fergusson, James Appathurai, John D. McHugh, and Mawlavi Abdulsalam Zaeef. Read the full review.
- Joseph Stiglitz on the Three Trillion Dollar War
  
  On Friday 13 June, Nobel Prize winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz in conversation with Stephanie Flanders, Economics Editor of the BBC. Read the full review.
- Mahmoud al-Massad's documentary film Recycle
  
  In Recycle, winner of the World Cinema Cinematography Award for documentary at the Sundance Festival 08, Mahmoud al-Massad returned to his hometown of Zarqa in northern Jordan - birthplace of the late terrrorist Abu Musab Al Zarqawi. Read the full review.

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HAMDAN SYMPOSIUM

DEFENDING BIN LADEN'S DRIVER

Brian Glyn Williams' account of his experience as an expert witness in the Guantanamo Bay trial of Salim Hamdan, "bin Laden's driver", in five instalments.
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Mike Innes

I'd like to thank all who participated in Social Sciences In War: Defending Hamdan - for taking the time to read and consider Brian Williams' account of his experiences, and for bringing their considerable expertise to the table. The conversation wouldn't have been the same otherwise. This first CTlab symposium has also been an experiment in possibilities, and we'll be taking careful note of lessons learned as we plan future events. For anyone interested in thumbing through the various contributions, they'll remain part of this blog's archive, but we'll also be assembling the symposium proceedings into a single PDF file for ease of access and reference - watch this space.

This symposium is now closed.

Oct 4, 2008 at 3:32 |

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