Archive for the 'non-state actors'

• 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

• 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

• “Political Commissars in Camouflage”

July 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, defense, government, horizontal thinking, intellectuals, international law, military, military intelligence, national security, non-state actors, politics, social science, strategy, terrorism, theory, war | 7 comments

• “This is For the Mara Salvatrucha”

June 24th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, authors, book, criminals, gangs, global guerillas, immigration, insurgency, intellectuals, national security, networks, non-state actors, primary loyalties, security, transnational criminal organization | 7 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