Archive for the 'Failed State'

• Two Cheers for the State?

December 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in A.E., analytic, blog-friends, blogosphere, Failed State, government, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, IR, markets, military, military history, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Patterns, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, revolution, security, social networks, social science, society, state building, state failure, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, uncertainty, war | 10 comments

• The Last Lion, Winston Spenser Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 — finally released!

November 3rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, anglosphere, authors, Character, conservativism, cooperation, diplomacy, diplomatic history, egypt, extremists, Failed State, history, J. Scott Shipman, military, nazis, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, russia, stalin, stalingrad, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, wwii | 2 comments

• Nir Rosen Among the Alawites

September 20th, 2012 by zen

Posted in Arab Spring, arab world, culture, dictator, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, insurgency, intellectuals, Islam, islamic world, politics, Religion, state failure, state terrorism, sunni, syria, war | Comments Off on Nir Rosen Among the Alawites

• Turning Away From Strategy

August 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Air Force, America, analytic, army, cognition, defense, education, Epistemology, Failed State, government, history, ideas, military, military reform, national security, navy, organizations, Patterns, politics, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, teaching, USMC, war | 34 comments

• Barlow on COIN and Failure

July 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in analytic, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, legitimacy, military, military contractor, military history, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, reform, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments