Favourite Links for Strategy

On the right side of this blog, I have posted links to sites which I visit often in my efforts to "take the pulse" of the world.  

Chatham House has pride of place.  

Chatham House, home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all.

The institute:

• Engages governments, the private sector, civil society and its members in open debates and confidential discussions about significant developments in international affairs;
• Produces independent and rigorous analysis of critical global, regional and country-specific challenges and opportunities;
• Offers new ideas to decision-makers and -shapers on how these could best be tackled from the near- to the long-term.

The coverage is comprehensive, thorough and thoughtful.  I highly recommend a report entitled, Resource Insecurity.

Arts & Letters Daily is focused on culture and ideas and is organized into three sections: Articles of Note, New Books, Essays and Opinion.  Take an intellectual romp through this site and you will return many times.  It's akin to ambling through the open stacks of a wonderful library.  

CEO Express is designed to be an executive's interface to the Internet.  I wish that I had encountered this site years ago as it would have saved me a lot of time in finding and bookmarking some treasures.  

Pew Research Center is a non-partisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.  This is my go-to site for information about trends in American society.  I highly recommend a report entitled The Center's Top Findings for 2012.  

Asia Times OnLine is a lively site geared to events in Asia.  It's contributors hold strong opinions and they are not backward about coming forward.  In this respect, it is a virtual speakers' corner.  The book review section is especially interesting and useful. 

Stratfor Global Intelligence focuses on the following areas: military, security/terrorism, politics, energy, and economics/finance. It is "spooky" and provides insights into events you read about in the popular press ... and noteworthy events which are often ignored by the media but not by entities with financial and geopolitical interests.