Archive for the 'ancient history'

• Martyrdom, messianism and Julian Assange

December 23rd, 2010 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 21st century, ahmadinejad, analogy, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, biography, black swans, Character, Charles Cameron, christianity, culture, diplomacy, extremists, framing, free speech, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iran, iraq, media, myth, national security, non-state actors, psychology, radical transparency, Religion, revolution, search engine, Theology | 8 comments

• Now Reading Luttwak

December 23rd, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, authors, book, DIME, diplomacy, diplomatic history, empire, history, ideas, intellectuals, military history, roman empire, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war, youtube | 9 comments

• Moral Decay and Civilizational Rebirth

October 13th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, ancient history, complex systems, complexity, culture, economics, government, history, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, Republic, social science, society, state failure, synthesis, theory | 8 comments

• Book Bonanza

October 10th, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, ancient history, authors, book, defense, DIME, diplomacy, foreign policy, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, military, reading, Uncategorized, war, warriors | 8 comments

• Germania Revealed

October 3rd, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, ancient history, chicago boyz, Geography, history | 2 comments