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Apparently, no one’s ever seen a dystopian sci-fi movie in which a futuristic, authoritarian government keeps society on a leash by appealing to primal…
Aug 12, 2021 • 
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Nigerian prostitution rings, on how to live a certain way
At the beginning of this year I found myself in Lagos, Nigeria, on an urgent, flash business trip.
Apr 10, 2023 • 
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Nigerian prostitution rings, on how to live a certain way
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What happened to National Geographic?
Guest post at Other Life
Apr 19, 2023 • 
Cornelius Stahlblau
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Warrior, Soldier, Noob: a short reflection on war porn and shark attacks
Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are a species of what zoologists refer to as carcharhiniformes, which comes from the Greek κάρχαρος (karcharos, sharp…
Jun 19, 2023 • 
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Warrior, Soldier, Noob: a short reflection on war porn and shark attacks
War and Mass human sacrifice
On the initial days of my military life, one of the most common exhortations my section’s drill instructor directed to us was to remain at all times…
Jun 29, 2022 • 
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Vodka & Petrol Martini, stirred not shaken
Kazakhstan, Ukraine and oil interests in the Russian Near Abroad
Feb 16, 2022 • 
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Vodka & Petrol Martini, stirred not shaken
Short note: Circuit Diversion.
Note: I’ve decided to include short notes on ideas I’m working on, that may or may not eventually become full-fledged articles.
Apr 29, 2022 • 
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Short note: Circuit Diversion.
Propaganda Made in China
The event produced no human casualties, although there may have been some dead cows. I remember the smoke from Israeli artillery rising over Mount…
Nov 13, 2023 • 
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Bandung a Sea of Fire: un-aligning the periphery
I spent the better part of Summer 2013 as an exchange student in the city of Bandung, in Indonesia.
May 6, 2023 • 
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Making sense of a weird war
Reasonable doubts about Ukraine? Don’t worry, we have them too.
Mar 2, 2022 • 
Cornelius Stahlblau
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Mercenaries as lean recruitment: lessons from the Toyota Production System
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was an engineering manufacturing company established in the 1920s by Sakichi Toyoda (1967-1930), the son of a successful…
Mar 7, 2023 • 
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In the news (09/07/2022): cannibalism as an answer to food insecurity
Exactly 350 years ago, Johan de Witt was having what could be called a rough summer. The man who had spent the last 20 years as de facto ruler of the…
Jul 10, 2022 • 
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In the news (09/07/2022): cannibalism as an answer to food insecurity
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