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The Birth of Modern Terrorism?
What were the ideological origins of Al Qaeda and ISIS? Yaroslav Trofimov argues that the answer goes back to 1979, when an uprising occurred in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. For an event that is largely undocumented officially, “The Siege of Mecca: The Forgotten Uprising in Islam’s Holiest Shrine and the Birth of Al Qaeda” (2007) is […]
Tags: #Juhayman #Origins of terrorism #Saudi Arabia #Siege of Mecca #Terrorism
21st Century Economics
Today’s students, the citizens of 2050, are being taught economics rooted in the 1950s, which are based on the theories of 1850. Kate Raworth argues we need a new, 21st century economics, and proposed its seven key features in “Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist” (2017). In many ways the […]
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Lessons from Canada’s War in Afghanistan
Canada sent thousands of troops to Afghanistan, and spent an estimated $20 billion doing so. The outcomes of the mission are debated, but will likely have little to no sustained impact. What can be learned from Canada’s war in Afghanistan? Stephen Saideman sets out to answer this question is his “Adapting in the Dust: Lessons […]
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The Arts of Resistance
James C. Scott wrote “Weapons of the Weak” (1985) and “Seeing like a State” (1998), which have been widely influential (cited over 10,000 times each), and each are covered in earlier posts. Scott’s 1990 book “Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts” has similar been widely read and referenced (also over 10,000 citations) and […]
Tags: #Domination and the Arts of Resistance #Hidden Transcripts #Infrapolitics #James C. Scott #Power
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Notes from Lenin’s (1916) book “Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism”: “Imperialism emerged as the development and direct continuation of the fundamental attributes of capitalism in general. But capitalism only became imperialism at a definite and very high stage of its development… Economically, the main thing in this process is the substitution of capitalist monopolies […]
Tags: #Capitalism #Imperialism #Lenin #Monopoly #The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Famine in Ethiopia (1958-1977)
One of the earliest comprehensive works on famine in Ethiopia was “Rural Vulnerability to Famine in Ethiopia, 1958-1977”, written by Mesfin Wolde Mariam (published 1986). The author is noteworthy for a career advocating for human rights, for which he was nominated for the Sakharov Prize, and also for which he was imprisoned by the Government […]
Tags: #Drought #Ethiopia #Famine #Food Security #Mesfin Wolde Mariam
About me
Logan Cochrane
Logan is a Professor at HBKU in the College of Public Policy. He is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and an Adjunct Professor at Hawassa University (Institute for Policy and Development Research). Over the last twenty years, he has worked in Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Logan acts as a consultant for governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations, seeking to create bridges between research and practice.
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