Archive for the 'gian gentile'

• A Wound That Does Not Cease to Bleed: The War in Vietnam

February 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, cold war, Communism, counterinsurgency, debate, gian gentile, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, leadership, military, military history, Perception, politics, reading, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 3 comments

• COIN may be Dead but 4GW has a New Lease on Life

December 12th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, analytic, barnett, black globalization, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, gian gentile, government, ideas, insurgency, international law, john robb, military, military reform, national debt, national security, non-state actors, politics, R2P, reform, risk, security, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 29 comments

• Gentile: COIN is Dead, Long Live Strategy!

November 22nd, 2011 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, gian gentile, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 1 comment

• Debating a Failure of Generalship and Leadership

October 18th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, army, authors, Character, counterinsurgency, culture, debate, dystopia, gian gentile, leadership, legitimacy, military, national security, politics, reform, small wars journal, society, strategy, Tactics, Vietnam War, Viral, war | 7 comments

• Mackinlay’s Insurgent Archipelago & Other Books

March 9th, 2010 by zen

Posted in authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, defense, gian gentile, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, lexington green, mao, Mao ZeDong, military, military history, military intelligence, military reform, national security, Nimble Books, non-state actors, security, social science, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 12 comments