Archive for the 'john boyd'

• Guest Post: Shipman on Boyd and Beyond, 2010

October 21st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 5GW, book, Boyd 2010, business, Character, cognition, COIN, complex systems, complexity, counterinsurgency, ideas, insight, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, john boyd, metacognition, military, military history, military reform, national security, Perception, psychology, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, Tactics, theory, uncertainty | 9 comments

• Boyd Conference 2010: October 15- 16 at Quantico

September 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 5GW, Boyd 2010, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john boyd, metacognition, military, military reform, national security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war | 2 comments

• Israel Does Not Understand 4GW

May 31st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, analytic, arab world, disinformation, extremists, IO, islamic world, islamist, john boyd, legitimacy, mideast, military, navy, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 57 comments

• Spinney on the QDR

February 5th, 2010 by zen

Posted in America, analytic, defense, federal budget, government, intellectuals, john boyd, military, national security, obama, politics, reform, Strategy and War | 1 comment

• Robb Throws Down the Gauntlet

January 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, culture, Evolution, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, globalization, government, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, market states, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, reform, resilience, robb, security, social networks, society, strategy, superempowered individuals, theory, Threats in the Age of Obama | 9 comments