Archive for the 'ideas'

• Book Review: The Profession by Steven Pressfield

July 25th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 2011, 21st century, 4GW, authors, book, creativity, dystopia, empire, fiction, fun, futurism, geopolitics, history, ideas, intellectuals, mideast, military, military contractor, myth, non-state actors, Patterns, philosophy, politics, reading, roman empire, scenario, shlok, society, state failure, strategy, Tactics, tribes, USMC, war, warriors, Writing | 7 comments

• Augmented Reality Emerging on Major Platforms

July 21st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 2011, 21st century, Augmented Reality, Collaboration, computers, connectivity, creativity, ideas, science, society, tech, web 2.0, youtube | Comments Off on Augmented Reality Emerging on Major Platforms

• More Books Arrived….

July 19th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, academia, arab world, authors, book, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, DIME, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, The Project, theory, war | 18 comments

• Now Reading….

July 15th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, fiction, futurism, gangs, ideas, insurgency, islamist, Latin America, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, reading, scenario, security, society, state failure, Tactics, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, veterans, war, warriors | 4 comments

• Carl Prine’s Rebuttal to “Be honest: Who actually read FM 3-24?”

July 13th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, army, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, diplomatic history, framing, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islam.insurgency, leadership, military, military history, military reform, national security, organizations, Perception, politics, social science, society, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, USMC, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 4 comments