Archive for the 'ideas'

• Syria, Iran and the Risks of Tactical Geopolitics

February 13th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, Arab Spring, arab world, china, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic history, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, international law, iran, islamic world, leadership, Libya, military, national security, politics, public diplomacy, R2P, russia, society, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, the atlantic, theory, war | 21 comments

• Nagl: “COIN is not Dead!”

February 6th, 2012 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, government, ideas, intellectuals, john nagl, military, military history, military reform, national security, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, strategy swj, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 14 comments

• The speeds of thought, complexities of problems

February 1st, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Charles Cameron, cognition, complex systems, complexity, counterintuitive, creativity, framing, ideas, insight, intelligence, koan, logic, medici effect, metacognition, psychology, recommended reading, Specs, Uncategorized, Zen | 2 comments

• Hoffman on the New Strategic Guidance

January 31st, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, analytic, defense, economic determinism, economics, government, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, national debt, national security, politics, reform, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, war | Comments Off on Hoffman on the New Strategic Guidance

• In Defense of Grand Strategy

January 31st, 2012 by zen

Posted in A.E., academia, America, analytic, blog-friends, defense, DIME, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, JosephFouche, metacognition, military, national security, politics, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 6 comments