RESOURCES

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

by David Nuttle Many developing nations are often unable to grow their economies fast enough to provide meaningful employment for most of their youth population. This issue has created a "pool" of frustrated and angry youth vulnerable to recruitment by gangs, criminals, terrorists, and/or narco-terrorists. The global population of just over 8-billion has nearly 2-billion people who are highly impoverished with a reported 820 million living on the brink-of-starvation. This

POLITICAL GRIDLOCK

by David Nuttle Political gridlock is destructive to democracies and is likely to occur under these conditions in the U. S. a) Voters elect more and more extremists to Congress. b) Parties discourage critical thinking and individual decisions while demanding its members vote as a "block." c) The two parties refuse to share functional governance. d) Divisions and inequalities exist. e) With no term limits, Congress is viewed as a "retirement home" with senior members being mos

KNOW THE TERRORISTS

by David Nuttle Terrorism is a means to use fear to achieve an opposed political objective when lacking the military force needed to gain that objective. Recent examples were terrorist attacks by the communist Viet Cong in Vietnam to convert S. Vietnam to communism. Those who did not comply with Viet Cong demands were often decapitated & disemboweled to create the most fear possible. South Vietnam was converted to communism with help from North Vietnam's Army (PAVN),

ODD LESSONS FOR AI

by David Nuttle Cobra snakes hunt at night in their typical jungle homes and they like to snuggle when jungles cool at night. In this situation a person cannot rest or sleep on the jungle floor. A cobra snake makes a deadly sleeping partner. A biting leech must be removed by gently moving it to one side. Any harsh treatment will cause any leech to "barf" into your bite wound causing an infection. If you track a tiger, know this animal is powerful and super intelligent. Once

TRUST IN GOVERNMENT

by David Nuttle There is a general agreement that trust in any government is based on transparency & protection of citizen safety and rights as well as leadership, record of performance, plus citizen participation with a focus on youth. Such trust is also based on a government's ability to not create massive debt for future generations. It seems evident that the U. S. Government has lost a great deal of trust from its citizens. There is an appearance of weaponizatio

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

by David Nuttle With a current global population of over 8-billions, w/ more than 2-billions living in poverty, there is a great need for skilled project managers to make effective use of the very limited resources available to achieve critical economic development/ anti-poverty programs. U. N. is now in the process of funding project management training. Such instruction includes the following components: a) Communication and leadership skills. b) Critical thinking abil

DETER ARMED CONFLICTS

by David Nuttle The doctrine of mutual self-destruction has prevented nations with nuclear weapons from starting nuclear wars. Solutions are urgently needed to help deter other types of armed conflicts. Suggested actions are as follows: 1) Use a legal intervention task force, from the U. N. and ICC, to impose international law to deter armed conflict. 2) Create a U. N. quick reaction peacekeeping force to include a mediation team. 3) Employ an Issues & Causes