Archive for the '4GW'

• On the Road

June 4th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 4GW, army, blogging, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, government, military, national security, steven metz, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war, warriors | 8 comments

• Humanity among Monsters: The Descent of Mexico

June 2nd, 2011 by zen

Posted 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

• Guest Post: Shipman Reviews Dancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason K. Stearns

May 18th, 2011 by zen

Posted 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

• Elkus on the Troubled History of Raiding

May 10th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, A.E., academia, al qaida, America, analytic, ancient history, foreign policy, ideas, intellectuals, military, military history, national security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics | 2 comments

• Pakistan’s ISI On Trial….In Chicago

May 6th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 5GW, al qaida, America, criminals, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, government, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, pundita, strategy, terrorism, war | 5 comments