Archive for the 'counterinsurgency'

• Metz on the Afghan Surge

December 4th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, security, SSI, state building, state failure, steven metz, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, war | 3 comments

• OTB Radio

November 4th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, history, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, media, non-state actors, Outside the beltway, Podcast, schuler, state building, state failure, Strategy and War, war, web 2.0 | 4 comments

• Guest Post: Charles Cameron on Farrall and al-Masri

October 27th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, national security, non-state actors, state failure, strategy, synthesis, terrorism, theory | 17 comments

• One Tribe at a Time

October 26th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, army, authors, COIN, counterinsurgency, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, small wars journal, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, terrorism, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• The Return of Colonel Cross of the Gurkhas

September 22nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 20th century, army, asia, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, Geography, history, India, insurgency, linguistics, military, military history, Nimble Books, the atlantic, war, warriors | 7 comments