Archive for the 'academia'

• Review: The Rule of the Clan

April 20th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, al qaida, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, authors, black globalization, blowback, book, comparative, connectivity, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, Evolution, Failed State, foreign policy, government, historiography, history, Human Rights, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, interdisciplinary, international law, lawyers, legal, legitimacy, Liberalism, liberty, national security, networks, non-state actors, paradox, Patterns, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, Questions, rule-sets, security, social networks, social science, society, state failure, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 3 comments

• The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security

March 4th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 20th century, academia, America, authors, biography, book, foreign policy, geopolitics, history, intellectuals, intelligence, military, national security, nixon, politics, strategist, strategy | 2 comments

• America’s Anti-Agoge

November 18th, 2015 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, academia, America, authoritarian, Character, culture, diversity, dystopia, education, Epistemology, Ethics, extremists, free speech, freedom, leadership, politics, society, teaching | 9 comments

• ISIS: Paganism with an Islamic Face?

October 7th, 2015 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, ancient history, Apocalyptic, barbaric, blasphemy, ceremonial, counterterrorism, culture, david ronfeldt, decapitation, dystopia, extremists, Fascism, genocide, history, ideas, insurgency, IS, ISIS, Islam, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, JM Berger, Mahdist, mideast, Morality, myth, non-state actors, Perception, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, punishment, radicalization, Religion, sacrament, sacred, sacrifice, scriptures, secret, sectarian, secular, sharia, symbolism, Tactics, terrorism, Theology, theory, values, war, warriors | 10 comments

• Pete Turner on “Collecting Instability”

June 12th, 2015 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, Break it Down Show, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, expertise, Failed State, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, interdisciplinary, military, military intelligence, non-state actors, Perception, Podcast, politics, population, reform, social networks, social science, social services, society, soft power, Taliban | 1 comment