March 11th, 2010 by zen
Previously, I took a look at an...
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February 3rd, 2010 by zen
Daemon by Daniel Suarez I was not entirely...
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January 17th, 2010 by zen
To the legacy society of the nation-state and...
Read morePosted in 21st century, analytic, culture, Evolution, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, globalization, government, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, market states, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, reform, resilience, robb, security, social networks, society, strategy, superempowered individuals, theory, Threats in the Age of Obama | 9 comments
December 12th, 2009 by zen
In a burst of raw self-interest – and also...
Read morePosted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, authors, barnett, book, brave new war, capitalism, cognition, Cyberwar, defense, foreign policy, futurism, gangs, gap, geopolitics, global guerillas, globalization, government, ideas, intellectuals, intelligence, metacognition, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, PNM, politics, primary loyalties, psychology, recommended reading, robb, sociobiology, soft power, state building, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, Threats in the Age of Obama, war, warriors | 6 comments
December 7th, 2008 by zen
Dr. Chet Richards is (semi) liveblogging Boyd...
Read morePosted in 2008, Boyd 2008, chet richards, complex systems, dni, john boyd, john robb, resilience, robb, Robert Paterson, security, strategy | 2 comments