Archive for the 'state building'

• Guest Post: Hays on From Matamoros to Managua

June 20th, 2018 by zen

Posted in 2018, America, borders, Failed State, immigration, Latin America, Mexico, state building, state failure, survival | 3 comments

• REVIEW: Commander of the Faithful by John Kiser

March 30th, 2018 by zen

Posted in 19th century, africa, arab world, authors, book, colonialism, counterinsurgency, empire, france, history, honor, Humanitarian, insurgency, Islam, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, jihad, jim gant, john boyd, mideast, military, military history, moral, moral high ground, Morality, muslim, reform, Religion, state building, tribes, war, warriors | 6 comments

• By the Eternal

January 9th, 2015 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in 19th century, have a heart, Outside the beltway, state building, stochastic, superempowered individuals, water & water wars | Comments Off on By the Eternal

• American Caesar — a reread after 30 years

September 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, America, army, Australia, biography, book, classics, close reading, Communism, conservativism, defense, diplomacy, empire, history, intellectuals, international law, J. Scott Shipman, Korea, leadership, Liberalism, maneuver warfare, marxism, military history, military professionalism, navy, north korea, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, republican party, state building, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, USMC, Vietnam War, war, warriors, wwi, wwii | 9 comments

• Octavian Manea Interviews General David Petraeus

September 2nd, 2013 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, insurgency, intellectuals, Interview, iraq, mideast, military, military history, military training & education, national security, petraeus, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, veterans, war, warriors | 4 comments