Sérgio Costa
sergecosta.bsky.social
Sérgio Costa
@sergecosta.bsky.social
US Naval War College - Dean & Professor, College of Distance Education. Political science, international relations, Latin American politics, Latin America-US relations, comparative politics, public health, edtech, multimodal learning, online education.
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Happy to see things picking up here. I write about Middle Eastern and international history. My two books drew heavily from Iraqi archives. Here is my latest:

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November 13, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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"[This simulation] is based on detailed modeling of nuclear targets, missile trajectories, and the effects of blasts, EMPs, and smoke on the climate and food resources."

Je précise que je ne partage pas les vues du Future of life institute sur l'IA.
How would a nuclear war between Russia and the US affect you personally?
YouTube video by Future of Life Institute
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November 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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Got a new piece out, for those of you interested in urban warfare and military epistemics
doi.org/10.1080/2469...
The Emergence of a Military Urban in and of War
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine demonstrates once again the vulnerability and significance of cities in war. In this article, and with inspiration from Ian Hacking’s historical ontology, I dra...
doi.org
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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"China has been actively building up its commercial and political power in the region for years, and the results are beginning to bear fruit. China has shown that it can...sway even the most dedicated of American allies", says Joseph Addington in The American Conservative.
China Flexes Its Influence in Latin America
A new megaport, participation in the G-20 and a meeting with Milei cap Xi Jinping’s diplomatic blitz.
www.theamericanconservative.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Former Prime Minister of Australia (now the Australian Ambassador to the US) Kevin Rudd and US Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) spoke today at Salve Regina University in Newport RI. An excellent session about Australian-US relations, geopolitics, China and Taiwan, the Pacific theater, and more.
October 16, 2024 at 2:42 AM
On September 17, 2024, the US Naval War College at NPS, one of our stellar non-resident programs delivering JPME-1 certification, marked its 100th graduation since its inception in 1999.
October 13, 2024 at 2:25 PM