Archive for the 'dystopia'

• State Failure is the Child of Oligarchy

August 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, culture, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, Evolution, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, social science, society, state failure, theory | 1 comment

• Warlords Revisited

July 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, book, criminals, culture, dystopia, Failed State, fiction, history, military, military history, myth, reading, society, state failure, steven pressfield, story, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, tribes, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 6 comments

• It Seems the Oligarchs Distrust their own Creepy-state

July 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, 5GW, America, analytic, conspiracy, Creepy-state, criminals, Cyberwar, democracy, dystopia, government, IC, intelligence, legitimacy, national security, Oligarchy, politics, Republic, security, society, state failure | 2 comments

• A House of Horrors for Autistic Children but Cash for Democratic Pols

June 4th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, Creepy-state, democratic party, dystopia, education, extremists, Failed State, government, international law, justice, newshoggers, organizations, state terrorism, torture, totalitarianism | 3 comments

• The Strategic Dilemma of Bitter-Enders

April 8th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 20th century, analytic, ancient history, china, classics, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, deterrence, dystopia, extremists, geopolitics, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Ho Chi Minh, ideas, insurgency, japan, leadership, logic, military, military history, nazis, Patterns, peace, psychology, risk, society, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, Vietnam War, war | 7 comments