Archive for the 'Afghanistan'
March 19th, 2010 by zen
Currently reading The Insurgent Archipelago by...
Read morePosted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, africa, America, analytic, anglo-saxons, anthropology, arab world, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, DIME, diplomacy, education, empire, foreign language, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, IC, ideas, India, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, linguistics, mideast, military, military reform, national security, politics, public diplomacy, reading, Religion, social science, society, soft power, state department, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 15 comments
February 27th, 2010 by zen
Read a very interesting theoretical paper...
Read morePosted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, islamist, john nagl, kilcullen, mideast, military, military reform, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, politics, social networks, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, war | 13 comments
February 25th, 2010 by zen
John Arqilla, along with David Ronfeldt, was the...
Read morePosted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, army, authors, Cebrowski, complex systems, connectivity, david ronfeldt, defense, foreign policy, futurism, government, hierarchy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john arquilla, military, military reform, national security, navy, network theory, Network-centric Warfare, networks, non-state actors, organizations, robotics, social networks, theory, war | 6 comments
February 15th, 2010 by zen
On SECDEF Robert Gates doing Q&A in Pakistan:...
Read morePosted in 2010, 21st century, 4GW, 9/11, Afghanistan, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, logic, military, national security, pakistan, security, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | 7 comments
February 12th, 2010 by zen
Dr. Bernard I. Finel has an important and...
Read morePosted in 21st century, Afghanistan, America, analytic, army, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, small wars council, small wars journal, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, war | 29 comments
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