Archive for the 'state failure'

• R2P Debate Rising ( Part I.)

February 7th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, blogosphere, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, Humanitarian, ideas, intellectuals, international law, IR, legal, legitimacy, military, national security, politics, R2P, state failure, strategy, theory, UN, united nations, war | 11 comments

• Narco-cartels as MBAs Doing 4GW

January 7th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, Adaptability, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, dystopia, gangs, government, insurgency, Latin America, law enforcement, Mexico, military, narcoterror, national security, non-state actors, organizations, state failure, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 5 comments

• Heavy Metal: When Irregulars Go Armored

November 2nd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, creativity, criminals, innovation, insurgency, Mexico, military, Militia, narcoterror, non-state actors, state failure, Tactics, tech, terrorism, war, warriors | 2 comments

• Strategy, Winston Churchill, and the power of positive thinking

October 7th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in churchill, cluetrain manifesto, conversations with history, fog of war, innumeracy, literature, nazis, pmc, psychology, state failure, strategy | 22 comments

• The Myhrvold Report and Understanding Strategic Threats

October 7th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, counterterrorism, Creepy-state, critical thinking, debate, defense, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, fisking, government, ideas, ikle, intellectuals, national security, non-state actors, nuclear, Nuclear Diner, security, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, terrorism, theory | 4 comments