DR. ERIC T. KARLSTROM, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF GEOGRAPHY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, STANISLAUS Eric Karlstrom began teaching at California State University, Stanislaus in 1990, after five years as an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University, one year as a Visiting Professor at The University of Kansas, and one year as an Adjunct Professor at the University […]
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Dr. Eric Karlstrom, Emeritus Professor of Geography (Bio and Curriculum Vitae)
Geography and history defeated America in Afghanistan: Egyptian professor
Geography and history defeated America in Afghanistan: Egyptian professor – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – A professor of political science at Beni Suef University says the Taliban succeeded to force the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan because of the strategic location of the country and the tribal nature of the society. “The strategic location and the […]
‘Deepfake geography’ could be the latest form of online disinformation
With the growth of technology, experts are warning that deepfake satellite media could become a new form of disinformation. Deepfakes are videos, audio, or images that have been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in order to change the content. Most recently, a deepfake video of Tom Cruise went viral on TikTok, while another […]
Geography Of Imperial Aggression
I recall walking the halls of the United Nations and being told by concerned diplomats from the Global South that the wrath of the United States was not going to be slaked in the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2002, US President George W. Bush announced that three countries belonged on his Axis of […]
Political geography change in Iraq creates regional insecurity: Iranian cmdr.
Press TV- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned that any change in the political geography of the region would create tensions across the Middle East. “Any geographical change in the region, given the differences among the Kurds and the central Iraqi government about [the country’s northern province […]
New York Times continues to flunk geography
Michael F. Brown Media Watch 24 April 2017 The New York Times misreports location of illegal Israeli-built wall, most of which is inside the occupied West Bank, not on the 1967 boundary line. Wisam Hashlamoun APA images The New York Times responded swiftly to pressure last week from Israel and its supporters. When the paper published an opinion […]
Assange ‘in constant pain’, UK denies safe passage to hospital for diagnosis – Wikileaks
WikiLeaks said that the UK government refused to satisfy Assange’s request to visit a hospital unhindered after the Ecuadorian Embassy filed one on his behalf on September 30. An MRI was recommended by a doctor, Laura Wood, back in August, according to the statement read aloud at a press conference given by Ecuadorian Foreign Minister […]