Archive for the 'war'

• Farrall in Foreign Affairs:How al Qaida Works

February 24th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, foreign policy, globalguerillas, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, john robb, military intelligence, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, politics, social science, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, Theology, theory, war | 6 comments

• History as a Gen Ed Credit for Engineering Students Aspiring to Naval Leadership

February 15th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, cognition, culture, defense, education, Epistemology, Galrahn, government, history, ideas, leadership, metacognition, military, navy, organizations, strategy, teaching, war | 4 comments

• Book Review: The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire by Luttwak

February 14th, 2011 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, authors, book, DIME, history, ideas, intellectuals, military, reading, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, war | 2 comments

• Debating the Mexican Cartel Wars at SWJ Blog

February 14th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, criminals, cultural intelligence, culture, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, military, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, robert j. bunker, small wars journal, social science, state failure, swj blog, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, war | Comments Off on Debating the Mexican Cartel Wars at SWJ Blog

• Is COIN Dead?

February 10th, 2011 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, DIME, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, Mexico, military, military reform, national security, Questions, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, theory, war | 10 comments