Archive for the 'counterinsurgency'

• Kilcullen

October 30th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, intellectuals, kilcullen, media, military, swj blog, war, youtube | Comments Off on Kilcullen

• Guest Post: Mexico, Africa, Zarqawi?

October 28th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 5GW, academia, africa, al qaida, analytic, anthropology, Charles Cameron, christianity, counterinsurgency, criminals, cultural intelligence, culture, dystopia, emotion, extremists, gangs, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, Mexico, myth, non-state actors, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, psychology, Religion, social science, society, state failure, synthesis, terrorism, Theology, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors, youtube | 5 comments

• Exum in Foreign Policy

October 24th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, America, analytic, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, diplomacy, foreign policy, government, history, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, pakistan, war | 2 comments

• Guest Post: Shipman on Boyd and Beyond, 2010

October 21st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 5GW, book, Boyd 2010, business, Character, cognition, COIN, complex systems, complexity, counterinsurgency, ideas, insight, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, john boyd, metacognition, military, military history, military reform, national security, Perception, psychology, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, Tactics, theory, uncertainty | 9 comments

• Visualizing Strategy

September 25th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, 5GW, academia, analytic, Clausewitzian, cognition, COIN, counterinsurgency, feedback, fun, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, reader response, social science, strategy, synthesis, theory, war | 36 comments