Archive for the 'Strategy and War'

• Guest Post: Why the United States cannot put Boots on the Ground to Fight ISIS

June 18th, 2016 by zen

Posted in army, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, dystopia, iraq, IS, ISIS, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, justice, lawfare, lawyers, leadership, legal, logic, marines, military, military professionalism, military training & education, Strategy and War, syria, Tactics, terrorism, threat, USMC | 29 comments

• New Book- The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House

March 25th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, Afghanistan, America, arab world, authors, book, bush, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, cultural intelligence, democracy, DIME, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Failed State, geopolitics, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, national security, politics, public diplomacy, reading, Strategy and War, suicide bombing, Taliban, terrorism, tribes, war | Comments Off on New Book- The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House

• Small Wars and Big Thoughts

March 19th, 2016 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 5GW, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Hybrid War, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, Lynn C. Rees, military, military history, military training & education, Militia, non-state actors, Patterns, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, robert j. bunker, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments

• New Book ! Global Radical Islamist Insurgency

February 19th, 2016 by zen

Posted in al qaida, authors, book, counterterrorism, dilegge, extremists, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, mideast, military, military training & education, national security, networks, non-state actors, robert j. bunker, small wars journal, strategy, Strategy and War, strategy swj, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on New Book ! Global Radical Islamist Insurgency

• Military Reform through Education

October 20th, 2015 by zen

Posted in 2015, 21st century, Adaptability, blog-friends, cognition, Collaboration, contemplative, critical thinking, culture, education, Epistemology, expertise, games, government, ideas, insight, intellectuals, metacognition, military, military contractor, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, philosophy, psychology, stratagems, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, tempo, theory, vandergriff | Comments Off on Military Reform through Education