I just happened upon a Foreign Policy piece from May 6 of this year framing climate change as a ‘Clear and Present Danger’. To summarize, the author argues that Obama’s plans to address climate change are a political non-starter in the US: Republicans are generally...
From the comments thread on the A/V Club's review of Voyage of the Dawn Treader (NSFC):
Long-term readers will be distressed to learn that the first batch of "doomsday seeds" have arrived in Norway, and will soon be on their way to Svalbard.Despite our best efforts, authorities remain...
I assumed the data on Svalbard military spending was a mistake. But now I'm becoming quite concerned. David Johnston uncovers more about the possible threat from Svalbard. The island will soon be...
Artist's rendition of the Svalbard Air, Nuclear, Land, Sea, and Polar Bear ForcesCan someone explain to me why the CIA World Factbook lists Svalbard as ranking 22nd in military defense expenditures (at $ 5,501,000,000)? Most of the sources I can find seem to agree that Svalbard, a territory of Norway, was demilitarized as part of the 1920 Paris Treaty. I'm not the only one to have noticed this, of course.Is someone at the Agency a Pullman fan?ProofImage...