Archive for the 'strategy'

• The Perils of Surprise

December 8th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 20th century, military, military history, Perception, rambling, stratagems, strategy, sunday surprise, Tactics, theory, war | 6 comments

• WarCouncil’s “Zero to Clausewitz”

November 24th, 2014 by zen

Posted in ideas, military, military training & education, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, WarCouncil | 5 comments

• New Book: American Spartan by Ann Scott Tyson

March 11th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Afghanistan, authors, book, COIN, ideas, leadership, military, networks, non-state actors, steven pressfield, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 13 comments

• Adding to the Bookpile

February 9th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 9/11, academia, al qaida, authors, book, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, diplomatic history, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, Germany, government, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Human Rights, ideas, intellectuals, iraq, islamist, japan, military, military history, Morality, Musings, nazis, nuance / subtlety, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Adding to the Bookpile

• R2P Debate Rising ( Part I.)

February 7th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, blogosphere, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, Humanitarian, ideas, intellectuals, international law, IR, legal, legitimacy, military, national security, politics, R2P, state failure, strategy, theory, UN, united nations, war | 11 comments