Archive for the 'mideast'

• The al-Masri Dialogue

February 9th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, bin laden, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, disinformation, extremists, government, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islamic world, islamist, mideast, national security, non-state actors, OSINT, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, public diplomacy, Religion, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, war | 4 comments

• Battleground Yemen

January 27th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, al qaida, arab world, COIN, coming anarchy, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, Geography, history, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, map, mideast, non-state actors, primary loyalties, shia, state failure, terrorism, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on Battleground Yemen

• Guest Post: The Duel of Ali ibn Abu Talib with Amru ibn Abd Wudd

November 30th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, al qaida, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, extremists, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, mideast, myth, non-state actors, primary loyalties, psychology, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory | 13 comments

• Guest Post: Speak the Languages, Know the Modes of Thought

November 4th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, government, ideas, illegal combatants, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, military intelligence, national security, non-state actors, Perception, psychology, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory, Uncategorized, wired | 35 comments

• Guest Post: Iran or Afghanistan? The Black Flags of Khorasan…

September 17th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, analytic, anthropology, arab world, authors, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, foreign policy, ideas, intellectuals, iran, islamic world, islamist, mideast, myth, national security, non-state actors, psychology, Religion, shia, terrorism, Theology, theory, war, warriors | 14 comments