Archive for the 'diplomatic history'

• Adding to the Bookpile

February 9th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 9/11, academia, al qaida, authors, book, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, diplomatic history, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, Germany, government, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Human Rights, ideas, intellectuals, iraq, islamist, japan, military, military history, Morality, Musings, nazis, nuance / subtlety, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Adding to the Bookpile

• Making Historical Analogies about 1914

January 10th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analogy, analytic, arab world, authors, balkans, britain, china, counterpoint, diplomatic history, foreign policy, geopolitics, historians, history, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, japan, macmillan, mideast, military, military history, russia, scenario, strategy, Strategy and War, syria, terrorism, Uncategorized, war, wwi | 10 comments

• Dawn and Decadence, Innovation, & The Face of Battle — top 3

October 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, academia, Adaptability, anglosphere, business, christianity, classics, diplomatic history, ideas, innovation, insight, J. Scott Shipman, language, literature, military history, Patterns, poetry, recommended reading, recommended viewing, Religion, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Boyd and Beyond Local DC Event

December 18th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 2012, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Boyd 2012, Clausewitzian, diplomatic history, education, Epistemology, Fred Leland, J. Scott Shipman, john boyd, law enforcement, maneuver warfare, metacognition, military history, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, national security, navy, readers, recommended reading, small wars journal, social science, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized, warriors | 8 comments

• A Tale of Two Victories and Two Falls

November 11th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, analytic, change, CIA, defense, democratic party, DIME, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Doublequotes, elections, foreign policy, government, IC, intelligence, Libya, military, national security, nixon, Patterns, politics, state department, Uncategorized | 25 comments