Archive for the '4GW'

• 1913 Redux

June 24th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, America, arms control, defense, democracy, dictator, dystopia, geopolitics, government, history, ideas, national security, nuclear, risk, rofer, strategy, theory, whirledview | 20 comments

• Robert Young Pelton

June 23rd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, Afghanistan, authors, book, dystopia, Failed State, Geography, insurgency, non-state actors, OSINT, Robert Young Pelton, state failure, tribes, Writing | 1 comment

• The Kilcullen Doctrine

May 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, America, authors, book, britain, chicago boyz, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john nagl, kilcullen, lexington green, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, war, warriors | 26 comments

• The Pushtunistan War

May 12th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, extremists, foreign policy, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, obama, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on The Pushtunistan War

• The Colombianization of Mexico

April 11th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, criminals, gangs, insurgency, Mexico, military, non-state actors, primary loyalties, security, state failure, terrorism, theory, youtube | 8 comments