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Thoughts…on a gloomy day

“There is something I don’t understand,” a friend observed. “Ever since I was on the ground covering the Libyan crisis, we reported that you could buy a Kalashnikov for US$50, while for US$400 you could get a complete anti-tank missile system.” This was common knowledge. The different intelligence services in Europe and elsewhere knew exactly what was going on and what the consequences were. So, the big question one could ask oneself is : why did it take so long…

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Interview with Einar Bjorgo, Programme Manager, UNOSAT

Q : You have been managing UNOSAT for almost a year now and were officially appointed Programme Manager in the spring of 2013. What do you consider as the main achievements, and where would you like to see UNOSAT in a couple of years ? I would say that there are three main achievements during the past year. Firstly, doubling our capacity development output. Secondly, putting systems in place for routinely sharing our satellite-image-derived data, such as flood extents and storm…

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