Archive for the 'debate'

• On Socrates and His Legacy, Part I.

February 14th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, book, culture, debate, democracy, extremists, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, myth, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, question, reading, Uncategorized | 7 comments

• The White Paper and its Critics

February 11th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 2013, 21st century, academia, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, CIA, counterterrorism, debate, defense, democracy, drones, foreign policy, framing, government, history, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, international law, law enforcement, legal, legitimacy, military, national security, non-state actors, politics, SCOTUS, security, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 14 comments

• Point and Counterpoint in Defining Warfare II.

December 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, blogosphere, classics, Clausewitzian, complexity, contemplative, counterpoint, debate, defense, definitions, Epistemology, feedback, fisking, globalization, ideas, intellectuals, international law, military, military history, philosophy, small wars journal, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 8 comments

• Query: COIN Manual Conference Feedback

May 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, Adaptability, Afghanistan, africa, al qaida, army, asymmetric, COIN, counterinsurgency, debate, defense, Foreign Internal Defense, foreign policy, government, Hybrid War, IC, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, leadership, military, military history, military intelligence, military reform, national security, pakistan, Patterns, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, public diplomacy, reform, security, small wars journal, social science, society, state building, state failure, state terrorism, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, Taliban, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on Query: COIN Manual Conference Feedback

• 2012 USAWC Strategy Conference on Youtube Part II.

April 20th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 2012, academia, America, army, debate, defense, deterrence, DIME, economic determinism, economics, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, politics, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war | Comments Off on 2012 USAWC Strategy Conference on Youtube Part II.