June 4th, 2011 by zen
In a few days, I will be headed to the US Army...
Read morePosted in 4GW, army, blogging, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, government, military, national security, steven metz, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war, warriors | 8 comments
June 2nd, 2011 by zen
From Boing Boing: A kindergarten teacher in...
Read morePosted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, criminals, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, insurgency, Latin America, Mexico, national security, non-state actors, state failure, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, war, warriors, youtube | 3 comments
May 18th, 2011 by zen
J. Scott Shipman, the owner of a boutique...
Read morePosted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, africa, analytic, authors, book, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, gap, government, ideas, insurgency, J. Scott Shipman, non-state actors, primary loyalties, reading, state failure, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on Guest Post: Shipman Reviews Dancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason K. Stearns
May 11th, 2011 by Charles Cameron
Posted in al qaida, analogy, ancient history, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, empire, humor, movies, myth, new york times, pakistan, recommended reading, satire, science fiction, series, symmetry, warriors | Comments Off on Recommended reading — in stereo
April 27th, 2011 by zen
From the respected gents at BLACKFIVE: ...
Read morePosted in America, culture, deterrence, extremists, Memoriam, military, warriors | 4 comments