Archive for the 'Tactics'

• 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

• SWJ: Manea interviews Fernando Lujan

July 24th, 2012 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, small wars journal, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on SWJ: Manea interviews Fernando Lujan

• The Twilight War—a review

July 23rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, academia, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, Apocalyptic, Arab Spring, barack obama, diplomacy, diplomatic history, elections, Failed State, foreign policy, Hamas, hezbollah, history, international law, iran, iraq, J. Scott Shipman, military, military history, military intelligence, national security, natiuon-building, navy, politics, propaganda, recommended reading, security, state building, state department, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• Venkat on Positioning vs. Melee Moves

July 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in Adaptability, analytic, Epistemology, history, ideas, intellectuals, metacognition, military, Perception, strategy, Tactics, Vietnam War, war | 4 comments

• Putin and Syria: Siloviki Realism in Geopolitical Strategy

July 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 2012, 21st century, analytic, Arab Spring, arab world, dictator, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, intellectuals, international law, national security, putin, R2P, russia, state department, strategy, syria, Tactics | 8 comments