Archive for the 'asia'

• “Smoooooooke on thee Waaaaaaaater….”

March 28th, 2008 by zen

Posted in asia, culture, japan, youtube | 3 comments

• Fallows’ $ 1.4 Trillion Question

January 21st, 2008 by zen

Posted in asia, barnett, china, connectivity, economics, federal budget, fiscal conservatism, foreign policy, globalization, James Fallows, john robb, risk, the atlantic | 8 comments

• The Code of the Pathans

January 16th, 2008 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, anthropology, asia, gap, islamic world, pakistan, small wars council, social networks, tribes | Comments Off on The Code of the Pathans

• Reflections on China’s Warlord Era

November 29th, 2007 by zen

Posted in 20th century, asia, chiang kai-shek, chicago boyz, china, history, Kuomintang, mercenary, state building, state failure, war, warriors | 4 comments

October 1st, 2007 by zen

Posted in asia, burma, democracy, dictator, IMINT, open-source | 3 comments