Archive for the 'democracy'

• The Debate over the Influence and Extent of “Realism”

August 16th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, blogosphere, Blogroll, Collaboration, connectivity, conspiracy, democracy, dictator, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IR, legitimacy, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, Perception, philosophy, politics, scenario, social networks, social science, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Tactics, theory | 20 comments

• Trial of a Thousand Years, by Charles Hill—a review

August 11th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, ancient history, arab world, asia, bin laden, byzantium, christianity, Clausewitzian, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic history, empire, extremists, Failed State, freedom, globalization, government, history, innovation, international law, iran, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, J. Scott Shipman, legal, liberty, national security, natiuon-building, nuclear, Religion, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Descent into Barbarism

August 10th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, britain, criminals, culture, democracy, dystopia, gangs, government, leadership, legitimacy, non-state actors, Perception, politics, revolution, security, social networks, society, state failure, Tactics, Uncategorized | 20 comments

• Guest Post: Politics Requires People (a Response to “War, the Individual, Strategy and the State”)

August 4th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, classics, Clausewitzian, Collaboration, criminals, culture, democracy, Epistemology, feedback, framing, futurism, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, intellectuals, JosephFouche, legitimacy, linguistics, metacognition, military, military history, non-state actors, Patterns, philosophy, politics, psychology, reader response, Seydlitz89, social science, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, synthesis, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 8 comments

• A Culture of Punitive Raiding

July 9th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, A.E., Air Force, America, analytic, army, CIA, COIN, counterinsurgency, culture, defense, democracy, DIME, economic determinism, economics, federal budget, foreign policy, government, IC, ideas, innovation, military, military reform, national security, navy, organizations, Patterns, politics, strategy, Strategy and War, strategy swj, swj blog, Tactics, theory, USMC, war, warriors | 2 comments