Archive for the 'culture'

• The Return of Colonel Cross of the Gurkhas

September 22nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 20th century, army, asia, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, Geography, history, India, insurgency, linguistics, military, military history, Nimble Books, the atlantic, war, warriors | 7 comments

• Guest Post: Iran or Afghanistan? The Black Flags of Khorasan…

September 17th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, analytic, anthropology, arab world, authors, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, foreign policy, ideas, intellectuals, iran, islamic world, islamist, mideast, myth, national security, non-state actors, psychology, Religion, shia, terrorism, Theology, theory, war, warriors | 14 comments

• Pipes on Russia, Barnett on Pipes

September 8th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, analytic, barnett, Communism, culture, economic determinism, empire, europe, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, putin, russia, siloviki, stalin, state building, state failure, strategy, theory, vladimir putin | 13 comments

• Social Media as a Paradigm Shift

August 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, cognitive goods, Collaboration, complexity, computers, connectivity, creativity, critt jarvis, culture, fun, ideas, innovation, markets, media, network theory, networks, Perception, psychology, revolution, social networks, society, tech, theory, web 2.0, youtube | 12 comments

• Apocalyptic Vision: Guest Post by Charles Cameron

August 27th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, arab world, authors, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iran, islamic world, islamist, Religion, social science, society, synthesis, terrorism, Theology, theory, Uncategorized | 20 comments