Tag Archives: terrorism

Non-Book Review: Syren’s Song

Posted on February 12, 2016 by nathanalbright

Syren’s Song: A connor Stark Novel, by Claude Berube As I was fortunate enough to be able to review the first novel in this series for the Naval Historical Institute [1], I was pleased to be sent the second book … Continue reading →

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They’ve All Got Reasons

Posted on December 5, 2015 by nathanalbright

Last night, before I went to bed, I found out that former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland had died in his sleep at the age of 48. As I tend to do in this sort of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Operation Nimrod

Posted on November 29, 2015 by nathanalbright

Operation Nimrod: The Iranian Embassy Seige, by Russell Phillips [Note: This book was provided free of charge by the author in exchange for an honest review.] It is intriguing when one reads a set of books by the same author … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On July 27, 1990, Jamaat Al-Musilmeen Attempted To Overthrow The Government Of Trinidad And Tobago

Posted on July 28, 2015 by nathanalbright

By mid-1990, the popularity of the reformist National Alliance for Reconstruction government had faded a little bit as perhaps unrealistic hopes for improvement were dashed by the reality of politics as usual in the small Caribbean island nation [1]. Two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Good Spy

Posted on July 3, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Good Spy: The Life And Death Of Robert Ames, by Kai Bird [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Broadway Books in exchange for an honest review.] There are really multiple aims going on with … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Act

Posted on March 20, 2014 by nathanalbright

In the 1780’s, in the years preceding the French Revolution, libels about the king and queen became immensely popular, and so influential that they still inform the views that we have of Marie Antoinette. In early 1900’s Russia, a blood … Continue reading →

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The Illusion Of Security

Posted on April 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today, when I came back from a work assignment in Wilsonville, I heard about the bombing of the Boston Marathon from our building’s security guard, an ironic way to find out about such a lapse of security. Ultimately, though, no … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money

Posted on January 30, 2013 by nathanalbright

Small Boats, Weak States, Dirty Money: Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Modern World, by Martin N. Murphy [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Columbia University Press in exchange for a review. I requested this book directly … Continue reading →

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Mali’s Free Radical Problem

Posted on February 3, 2012 by nathanalbright

In a previous post on the subject of Libya’s lack of cohesion [1], I warned that the breakup of Libya would threaten neighboring nations with problems due to the “free radical” nature of the Tuareg problem in those nations. Even … Continue reading →

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Bangkok And The Logistics Of Terrorism

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nathanalbright

As I found out to my peril this past fall, Bangkok is an important logistics hub where supplies come into and through Bangkok to those of us who live in Thailand’s hinterland. But, an article from Stratfor makes it plain … Continue reading →

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