Archive for the 'society'

• Elites at Cross Purposes

July 15th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in asabiya, asimov, Lynn C. Rees, social media, social networks, society, Stigmergy, stochastic, Turchin | 14 comments

• For the Fourth of July: The Once and Future Republic?

July 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, computers, Creepy-state, Cyberwar, democracy, dystopia, Failed State, futurism, government, IC, internet, legal, legitimacy, national security, politics, Republic, security, society, state failure, totalitarianism | 25 comments

• Moral Degeneration in the Crucible of War

June 12th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, africa, analytic, culture, Evolution, extremists, Failed State, gangs, government, history, hitler, Holocaust, ideas, insurgency, john boyd, Mexico, military, Militia, Morality, narcoterror, nazis, non-state actors, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, psychology, radicalization, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, torture, tragedy, tribes, uganda, war, warriors | 19 comments

• Update on America 3.0 Book Events – Bennett and Lotus

May 31st, 2013 by zen

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, America 3.0, analytic, anthropology, authors, blog-friends, book, chicago boyz, conservativism, cultural intelligence, culture, democracy, economics, futurism, government, historiography, history, lexington green, national debt, Patterns, politics, reading, reform, social science, society, synthesis, youtube | 1 comment

• Is 4GW Dead?: Point-Counterpoint and Commentary

May 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, brave new war, chet richards, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, dni, dystopia, fabius maximus, Failed State, geopolitics, government, hammes, history, Hybrid War, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, legitimacy, military, military history, narcoterror, national security, non-state actors, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, war | 28 comments