Archive for the 'COIN'

• A Wound That Does Not Cease to Bleed: The War in Vietnam

February 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, cold war, Communism, counterinsurgency, debate, gian gentile, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, leadership, military, military history, Perception, politics, reading, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 3 comments

• 4GW and Legitimacy at SWJ

February 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 4GW, academia, analytic, army, authors, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, defense, fisking, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, Liberalism, military, military reform, non-state actors, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, public diplomacy, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors, william lind | 11 comments

• Nagl: “COIN is not Dead!”

February 6th, 2012 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, government, ideas, intellectuals, john nagl, military, military history, military reform, national security, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, strategy swj, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 14 comments

• Metz on the Psychology of Insurgency

January 28th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, gangs, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, psychology, small wars journal, social science, steven metz, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• There Will Be Blood…..

January 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 2012, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, army, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, education, foreign policy, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, leadership, military, military history, national security, politics, strategist, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, war, warriors | 11 comments