Archive for the 'politics'

• Kelly Vlahos Spoons John Nagl Over COIN

September 3rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 21st century, Afghanistan, analytic, blogosphere, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, defense, fisking, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, politics, Strategy and War | 26 comments

• Harvey Mansfield on Elections and Democracy

August 31st, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, America, analytic, ancient history, democracy, government, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, society, theory, Uncategorized | 8 comments

• Turning Away From Strategy

August 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Air Force, America, analytic, army, cognition, defense, education, Epistemology, Failed State, government, history, ideas, military, military reform, national security, navy, organizations, Patterns, politics, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, teaching, USMC, war | 34 comments

• Pussy Riot VI: counterpoint and counterfactuals

August 22nd, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Charles Cameron, christianity, Doublequotes, games, graphical thinking, Islam, judaism, map, metacognition, politics, psychology, putin, Religion, rethinking thinking, revolution, russia, Specs, Uncategorized, visualization | 18 comments

• An Unquiet Riot

August 20th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, democracy, dictator, dystopia, freedom, Human Rights, ideas, intellectuals, non-state actors, Perception, politics, putin, Religion, russia, state failure, strategy | 22 comments