Archive for January, 2010

• Robb Throws Down the Gauntlet

January 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted 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

• Will Haiti Katrina-ize the Obama Administration?

January 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 2010, America, criminals, Failed State, gangs, leadership, obama, politics, risk, security, society, soft power, state failure | 15 comments

• Hear ! Hear! MountainRunner on Reforming State

January 14th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, DIME, diplomacy, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, public diplomacy, reform, state department | 3 comments

• Moral Courage: Miep Gies 1909 -2010, RIP

January 12th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 20th century, europe, genocide, government, history, nazis | 6 comments

• Innovating Institutional Cultures

January 11th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, capitalism, complexity, conspiracy, corporations, criminals, culture, democracy, dystopia, economics, futurism, global guerillas, government, hagel, hierarchy, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, liberty, markets, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, open-source, organizations, politics, rule-sets, society, stochastic, theory, vandergriff | 10 comments