With all the situations around the world it is hard to keep up with the ever changing headlines……we are told about this state that is failing and why…..then we are told that this state is fighting for its life……and then we are bombarded with what can be called what it is….propaganda……

I found an interesting peace in France’s Le Monde…..if you are interested in international relations then this article is a very good piece indeed….

One of the charms of the future is its powerful element of unpredictability, its ability to ambush us in lovely ways or bite us unexpectedly in the ass. Most of the futures I imagined as a boy have, for instance, come up deeply short, or else I would now be flying my individual jet pack through the spired cityscape of New York and vacationing on the moon. And who, honestly, could have imagined the Internet, no less social media and cyberspace (unless, of course, you had read William (…)

Source: Failed States and states of failure – Le Monde diplomatique – English edition

I made copies of this article to give to my class on US foreign policy….well written and well thought out…..