Archive for the 'counterinsurgency'

• Observations from the Pointy-End

October 31st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, blogging, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, ideas, insurgency, military, Perception, security, Tactics, terrain, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• The Myth of British Counterinsurgency?

October 30th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, analytic, army, britain, COIN, cold war, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, myth, Perception, reform, SSI, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war | 3 comments

• A Multi-Disciplinary Approach?: Coerr’s The Eagle and the Bear Outline

October 20th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, COIN, cold war, Communism, consilience, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, DIME, diplomatic history, empire, extremists, feedback, foreign policy, Geography, geopolitics, government, history, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, international law, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, military history, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, primary loyalties, reader response, russia, security, social science, soviet union, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, Tactics, terrain, terrorism, theory, totalitarianism, transnational criminal organization, tribes, USMC, war, warriors | 19 comments

• Debating a Failure of Generalship and Leadership

October 18th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, army, authors, Character, counterinsurgency, culture, debate, dystopia, gian gentile, leadership, legitimacy, military, national security, politics, reform, small wars journal, society, strategy, Tactics, Vietnam War, Viral, war | 7 comments

• Open-Source Counterinsurgency in Mexico?

September 29th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, criminals, insurgency, Latin America, Mexico, military, national security, networks, non-state actors, open-source, primary loyalties, war, warriors | 6 comments