Archive for the 'Evolution'

• State Failure is the Child of Oligarchy

August 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, culture, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, Evolution, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, social science, society, state failure, theory | 1 comment

• On the Limits of Human Intelligence

July 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, brain, cognition, Evolution, ideas, intelligence, Musings, nature, Questions, science | 3 comments

• When Does Conflict Become “War”?

May 22nd, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, classics, Clausewitzian, cognition, complex systems, culture, economics, Epistemology, Evolution, framing, genocide, geopolitics, government, history, ideas, literature, logic, military, military history, Musings, non-state actors, Oligarchy, Patterns, peace, Perception, philosophy, primary loyalties, Questions, risk, security, social science, society, sociobiology, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, Tactics, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, uncertainty, war, warriors | 10 comments

• On War as an Unfinished Symphony

November 3rd, 2011 by zen

Posted in 19th century, academia, analytic, book, Clausewitz Roundtable, Clausewitzian, counterintuitive, creativity, Evolution, history, ideas, intellectuals, literature, logic, military, military history, philosophy, Questions, reading, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war, warriors, Writing | 9 comments

• Beware of Greeks Spurning Gifts…..

November 2nd, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, capitalism, connectivity, diplomacy, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, europe, Evolution, Failed State, geopolitics, globalization, government, Oligarchy, organizations, reform, state failure | 15 comments