New Blogs Added!

Check out my FAO blogs page...it's under construction but I just added some good ones.  Choose your favorites and add them to your RSS feed...you have one of those set up to quickly process your news sources right?  Bueller, bueller...

if not check out my past post on how to set it up.  You can also follow alot of these ladies and gentlemen on twitter (you're on twitter right?: http://fuuo.blogspot.com/2011/04/chivers-offers-first-hand-account-of.html)

http://fuuo.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-set-up-your-news-feed-on-google.html

ALSO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT BLOGS I AM MISSING!

Blog of the Week! Mo'dernity Mo'problems

As readers of this blog will note, I am a big fan of Biggie Smalls aka Notorious BIG.  So any Africa blog that references the King of Hip Hop (in it's title no less!) is alright with me!  If you aren't familiar with the track, check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twkh0YiInPM

And it turns out the Mo'dernity Mo'problems is a great blog on top of it all.   It's well worth a read for its content and wit, as well as its blogroll.  You can also follow the author on twitter: @grantmgordon.

http://moproblems.wordpress.com/
"I am a humanitarian policy specialist who wears an evaluation and monitoring cape while roaming around field sites in conflict and post-conflict zones.  I’ve worked in Rwanda, Burundi, the Eastern DRC, and Liberia, land of never-ending bushmeat and baking soda. I speak French and Swahili and can whip out a survey from my belt much like a gun. This is a blog about culture, conflict, and causality in Central Africa and beyond."

THE FAO Blog List

      Below is my initial offering of good blogs for FAOs (Foreign Area Officers) and other afficionados to check out.  I am posting this as a "page" as well so that when you come here you don't have to sift through past postings to get to it.  Just click the link along the page header.  Every time I update it on the page I will put in a new date.  Please comment/contact me if you have other suggestions for good blogs. 

FAO Blog List

GENERAL

http://www.cfr.org/publication/world_events_calendar.html

A great resource for major world-wide events as well as historical landmarks. 

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/

Small Wars Journal facilitates the exchange of information among practitioners, thought leaders, and students of Small Wars, in order to advance knowledge and capabilities in the field.

http://www.mountainrunner.us/

This blog explores the issues impacting the global psychological struggle for minds and wills of men and women in the 21st century, whether bullets and bombs are flying or not.

http://www.cnas.org/blogs/abumuqawama

Abu Muqawama is a blog dedicated to following issues related to contemporary insurgencies as well as counterinsurgency tactics and strategy.

http://greatmarinereadingmaterial.blogspot.com/

Essential Reading for Marines highlights selected news with a Marine slant.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/by_type/must_read.html

From the Council on Foreign Relations, a sortable index of online analyses and inquiries on foreign policy.

MIDDLE EAST

http://themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/

The Moor Next Door purpose is to explore the politics, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Maghreb and the Arab Middle East. North Africa is the primary area of interest from a geopolitical, cultural, and historical perspective.

http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

The Angry Arab News Service is a source on politics, war, the Middle East, Arabic poetry, and art.

http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/

Inside the War for South Asia: A special project of Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation

http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/

Abu Aardvark’s Middle East Blog

http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/wayne-wall/

Major Wayne Wall writes of his experiences as an Army FAO in Amman, Jordan

LANGUAGE

https://www.intelink.gov/blogs/_hc-fl/

Occasional postings on from the DIA Special Office for Foreign Language Management.

AFRICA

http://www.fuuo.blogspot.com

For Unofficial Use Only is essential daily reading for African and foreign affairs aficionados (geared toward Foreign Affairs Officers (FAO)) with an emphasis on the North African, Maghreb, and West African Region.  Also, occasional musings on Navy in the PGON (Pentagon). 

http://www.chinaafricarealstory.com/

China in Africa: The Real Story digs into the myths and realities of Chinese aid, investment and economic engagement.

ASIA PACIFIC

http://easterncampaign.wordpress.com/

Ghosts of Alexander writes on conflict and society in Central Asia

http://www.registan.net/

Registan.net covers Eurasian politics and news, seeking to draw more attention to issues and news rarely covered in much depth, if at all, by Western media.

SOUTH AMERICA

4 NOV 2010 last update

FAO Blog List

GENERAL

http://www.cfr.org/publication/world_events_calendar.html

A great resource for major world-wide events as well as historical landmarks. 

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/

Small Wars Journal facilitates the exchange of information among practitioners, thought leaders, and students of Small Wars, in order to advance knowledge and capabilities in the field.

http://www.mountainrunner.us/

This blog explores the issues impacting the global psychological struggle for minds and wills of men and women in the 21st century, whether bullets and bombs are flying or not.

http://www.cnas.org/blogs/abumuqawama

Abu Muqawama is a blog dedicated to following issues related to contemporary insurgencies as well as counterinsurgency tactics and strategy.

http://greatmarinereadingmaterial.blogspot.com/

Essential Reading for Marines highlights selected news with a Marine slant.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/by_type/must_read.html

From the Council on Foreign Relations, a sortable index of online analyses and inquiries on foreign policy.

MIDDLE EAST

http://themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/

The Moor Next Door purpose is to explore the politics, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Maghreb and the Arab Middle East. North Africa is the primary area of interest from a geopolitical, cultural, and historical perspective.

http://angryarab.blogspot.com/

The Angry Arab News Service is a source on politics, war, the Middle East, Arabic poetry, and art.

http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/

Inside the War for South Asia: A special project of Foreign Policy and the New America Foundation

http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/

Abu Aardvark’s Middle East Blog

http://armystrongstories.com/blogger/wayne-wall/

Major Wayne Wall writes of his experiences as an Army FAO in Amman, Jordan

LANGUAGE

https://www.intelink.gov/blogs/_hc-fl/

Occasional postings on from the DIA Special Office for Foreign Language Management.

AFRICA

http://www.fuuo.blogspot.com

For Unofficial Use Only is essential daily reading for African and foreign affairs aficionados (geared toward Foreign Affairs Officers (FAO)) with an emphasis on the North African, Maghreb, and West African Region.  Also, occasional musings on Navy in the PGON (Pentagon). 

http://www.chinaafricarealstory.com/

China in Africa: The Real Story digs into the myths and realities of Chinese aid, investment and economic engagement.

ASIA PACIFIC

http://easterncampaign.wordpress.com/

Ghosts of Alexander writes on conflict and society in Central Asia

http://www.registan.net/

Registan.net covers Eurasian politics and news, seeking to draw more attention to issues and news rarely covered in much depth, if at all, by Western media.

SOUTH AMERICA

Interesting Blog to watch: Felicia Pride 50 faces of Nigeria

http://www.feliciapride.com/blog/2010/09/50-faces-of-nigeria-media-project-get-involved/

This is an interesting blog project delving into the culture and history of Nigeria.  Check out the 2.5 minutes video on the site.  I will be keeping an eye on this one over the next year.