Archive for the 'state failure'

• The Strategic Dilemma of Bitter-Enders

April 8th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 20th century, analytic, ancient history, china, classics, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, deterrence, dystopia, extremists, geopolitics, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Ho Chi Minh, ideas, insurgency, japan, leadership, logic, military, military history, nazis, Patterns, peace, psychology, risk, society, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, Vietnam War, war | 7 comments

• Supporting Our Troops by Treating them as Children and Drunkards

March 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Character, Creepy-state, democratic party, Failed State, fisking, government, military, navy, obama, Oligarchy, politics, state failure, warriors | 10 comments

• The Hunt for KSM

March 15th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 9/11, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, authors, book, CIA, extremists, FBI, government, IC, intelligence, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, khalid sheikh mohammed, national security, reading, state failure, state terrorism, Taliban, terrorism | 5 comments

• The End and Ends

March 13th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, deterrence, dictator, diplomacy, diplomatic history, dystopia, europe, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, iran, logic, mideast, military, military history, national security, nazis, nuclear, risk, scenario, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, totalitarianism, war | 5 comments

• The Era of the Creepy-State is Here

March 6th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, corporations, criminals, culture, democracy, democratic party, dystopia, elections, extremists, Failed State, futurism, government, ideas, leadership, legitimacy, non-state actors, obama, Oligarchy, Patterns, Perception, politics, rambling, reform, Republic, republican party, rule-sets, scenario, society, state failure, totalitarianism, Uncategorized | 33 comments