Dylan Ratigan

This is the first in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This series focuses on all of the dynamics that are playing out in the Middle East — the balance of power between the Arabs and the Israelis, between Shi’a led Iran and Sunni led Saudi Arabia, and the balance of power between the region and the United States, and our ability to influence what happens in the Middle East — and the ramifications for the U.S., depending on what happens there.

This is the first in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This series focuses on all of the dynamics that are playing out in the Middle East — the balance of power between the Arabs and the Israelis, between Shi’a led Iran and Sunni led Saudi Arabia, and the balance of power between the region and the United States, and our ability to influence what happens in the Middle East — and the ramifications for the U.S., depending on what happens there.

This is the second in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This episode focuses on the primary vulnerability and anxieties that exist inside of the Saudi royal family, as well as the risk profiles that exists in that country, and the threat of an expanding power base coming out of Iran. What is Iran’s agenda and desired endgame? What is the role of and the ability of those governments Iran and Saudi Arabia to manipulate young protestors, specifically on places like Facebook and Twitter? Is there any one version of a liberal democratic government that could apply to certain countries in the region?

This is the second in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This episode focuses on the primary vulnerability and anxieties that exist inside of the Saudi royal family, as well as the risk profiles that exists in that country, and the threat of an expanding power base coming out of Iran. What is Iran’s agenda and desired endgame? What is the role of and the ability of those governments Iran and Saudi Arabia to manipulate young protestors, specifically on places like Facebook and Twitter? Is there any one version of a liberal democratic government that could apply to certain countries in the region?

This is the first in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This series focuses on all of the dynamics that are playing out in the Middle East — the balance of power between the Arabs and the Israelis, between Shi’a led Iran and Sunni led Saudi Arabia, and the balance of power between the region and the United States, and our ability to influence what happens in the Middle East — and the ramifications for the U.S., depending on what happens there.

This is the first in our series of three podcasts on the Middle East with Reva Bhalla, Director of Analysis at STRATFOR, a global intelligence company.

This series focuses on all of the dynamics that are playing out in the Middle East — the balance of power between the Arabs and the Israelis, between Shi’a led Iran and Sunni led Saudi Arabia, and the balance of power between the region and the United States, and our ability to influence what happens in the Middle East — and the ramifications for the U.S., depending on what happens there.

Open source warfare isn’t the standard form of warfare that we’ve seen in the past -- and with an American military budget that is well into the billions, and our utilization of all sorts of mega-hardware from Tomahawk missiles to aircraft carriers, is our current military matched with the most effective way to counter a distributed network insurgent force?

To get answers and learn more about the future of war and open source warfare, we went to one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, John Robb. John writes the blog Global Guerrillas, and is author of Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization.

Open source warfare isn’t the standard form of warfare that we’ve seen in the past -- and with an American military budget that is well into the billions, and our utilization of all sorts of mega-hardware from Tomahawk missiles to aircraft carriers, is our current military matched with the most effective way to counter a distributed network insurgent force?

To get answers and learn more about the future of war and open source warfare, we went to one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, John Robb. John writes the blog Global Guerrillas, and is author of Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization.

Stephen Lerner, a veteran union organizer, wants collective bargaining for homeowners that owe money to the big banks. In March 2011, he was caught on tape talking about a "mortgage strike" against the big banks. He suggested that a large number of homeowners stop paying their mortgage until the banks agree to negotiate and modify loans.

Steven Lerner is a former director of the Service Employees International Union’s banking and finance campaign. He created the website WheresTheNote.com, a website for homeowners to research which financial institution actually holds their mortgage note after Wall Street banks securitized, repackaged, and sold American's mortgages en masse.

Stephen Lerner, a veteran union organizer, wants collective bargaining for homeowners that owe money to the big banks. In March 2011, he was caught on tape talking about a "mortgage strike" against the big banks. He suggested that a large number of homeowners stop paying their mortgage until the banks agree to negotiate and modify loans.

Steven Lerner is a former director of the Service Employees International Union’s banking and finance campaign. He created the website WheresTheNote.com, a website for homeowners to research which financial institution actually holds their mortgage note after Wall Street banks securitized, repackaged, and sold American's mortgages en masse.