At the site of the Council on Foreign Relations they have a nifty infographic illustrating conflicts to watch in 2021. Each country with potential conflicts has a dot. The dots are color-coded based on impact and likelihood. Mouseover the dots for more details about the prospective conflicts.
The squib about the U. S. (Impact: Moderate; Likelihood: High) includes a confrontation between Iran and the U. S., a disruptive cyberattack and U. S. infrastructure, and a mass casualty terrorist attack by a foreign entity. I’d like directly to the infographic if there were a way to do it.
Interesting, but I’d like to see the methodology. A lot of the judgments in terms of high, moderate, or low don’t pass the smell test for me.
I doubt there is a methodology as such. I think it’s expert guesstimate.
That’s rather odd. The infographic is missing something. Broadly covered by CNN, MSNBC, the Times and the Post was the impending insurrection by the white supremacist National Guard on inauguration day.
Maybe the Guardsmen were so awed by the calls for unity they called it off.
That obliquely touches on an issue I’ve written about here in the past. News outlets don’t just report the news. They craft the news and there are many ways to do it. What you report on. What you don’t report on. The language that you use in reporting.
Right now I’m listening to the ABC morning program. They devoted most of a half hour reporting on what the new First Lady, the Vice President, the young woman who delivered the poetic response, and even Bernie Sanders were wearing. I don’t remember that coverage four years ago.
So you see it then.
An activist press, with many, many skills to move public opinion or distract it entirely.
This is a new love fest, how long before they notice the crisp crease in Biden’s pant leg?