Archive for the '19th century'

• Sixty Years after Stalin

March 6th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, Communism, criminals, dictator, dystopia, europe, extremists, Failed State, historians, history, politics, soviet union, stalin, state terrorism, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 5 comments

• The Deep Shadow of Abraham Lincoln

November 26th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 2012, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, Character, democracy, history, ideas, leadership, military, military history, movies, politics, reform, Republic, republican party, sacrifice, society, strategy | 13 comments

• Strategy, Power and Diffusion

November 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, America, analytic, asymmetric, china, complex systems, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, DIME, economics, history, ideas, insurgency, logic, military, military history, national security, non-state actors, physics, politics, russia, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, theory, van creveld, war, warriors, william lind, wwii | 22 comments

• Does Culture Trump Strategy?

November 1st, 2012 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, Adaptability, blogging, blogosphere, COIN, culture, feedback, hagel, ideas, intellectuals, military, peace, Perception, politics, psychology, society, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, Uncategorized, war | 16 comments

• Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command, The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered, a review

September 4th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Adaptability, Alfred Thayer Mahan, anglosphere, Clausewitzian, cognition, consilience, core, defense, diplomatic history, education, geopolitics, globalization, insight, intelligence, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military training & education, navy, politics, recommended reading, security, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory | 10 comments