Archive for the 'tribes'

• Guest Post at It’s the Tribes, Stupid!

July 16th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, authors, blogging, blogosphere, Blogroll, history, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, networks, non-state actors, primary loyalties, Religion, social networks, social science, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 2 comments

• Mustering the Tribe

July 14th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, anthropology, authors, blogging, Blogroll, culture, history, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, Religion, social networks, tribes, warriors | 4 comments

• Book Review: Engaging the Muslim World by Juan Cole

July 8th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, America, arab world, authors, blogosphere, Blogroll, diplomacy, extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, national security, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, Religion, security, social science, state failure, state terrorism, terrorism, tribes, Uncategorized, war | 6 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

• Slapout’s Recommended SSI PDF on Tribalism

June 12th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, defense, foreign policy, intellectuals, military, military history, national security, SSI, strategy, theory, tribes | Comments Off on Slapout’s Recommended SSI PDF on Tribalism