Archive for the 'counterinsurgency'

• COIN in the Land of Light

August 3rd, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, ISW, military, national security, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | 2 comments

• Brief WSJ interview with Gen. McChrystal

June 12th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, military, networks, social networks, strategy, terrorism, war, warriors | Comments Off on Brief WSJ interview with Gen. McChrystal

• COIN and Counter-COIN

June 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in A.E., COIN, counterinsurgency, gangs, global guerillas, ideas, innovation, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, social networks, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory | Comments Off on COIN and Counter-COIN

• The Kilcullen Doctrine

May 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, America, authors, book, britain, chicago boyz, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john nagl, kilcullen, lexington green, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, war, warriors | 26 comments

• The Pushtunistan War

May 12th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, extremists, foreign policy, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, obama, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on The Pushtunistan War