Archive for the 'Patterns'

• Close reading, Synoptic- and Sembl-style, for parallels, patterns

March 25th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in al qaida, arab world, bin laden, bush, Charles Cameron, dictator, elections, Islam, islamist, Patterns, rhetoric, Sembl, translation, Uncategorized | 17 comments

• America the Home of the Brave?

February 3rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 2013, 21st century, 9/11, academia, defense, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, Oligarchy, Patterns, Perception, politics, society, state failure, war, warriors | 24 comments

• Madness, Mass Shootings and an Open Society

December 17th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Adaptability, America, analytic, criminals, culture, education, government, law enforcement, Patterns, politics, psychology, public school, security, society, Tactics, terrorism, threat, Uncategorized | 34 comments

• New Book: The Violent Image by Neville Bolt

December 14th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, Adaptability, analytic, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, history, ideas, imaginal, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, military, military history, myth, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, organizations, Patterns, politics, reading, social media, social networks, social science, society, soft power, strategy, symbolism, Tactics, tech, terrorism, theory, visualization, war, warriors, web 2.0 | Comments Off on New Book: The Violent Image by Neville Bolt

• 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