Archive for the 'theory'

• Justice, Coercion, Legitimacy, State-Building and Afghanistan

January 17th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 21st century, Afghanistan, America, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, economics, Failed State, government, history, ideas, islamic world, legal, legitimacy, Liberalism, military, security, social science, society, state building, state failure, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 3 comments

• On “Knowing How or Needing the Chance”

January 8th, 2012 by zen

Posted in blog-friends, Blogroll, glittering eye, history, ideas, society, strategist, strategy, theory | 5 comments

• Ruminating on Strategic Thinking II. : Social Conditions

January 3rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, America, analytic, cognition, cultural intelligence, culture, education, Epistemology, history, ideas, intellectuals, intelligence, leadership, military, national security, Patterns, psychology, risk, society, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory | 15 comments

• Book Review: A Terrorist’s Call to Global Jihad

December 29th, 2011 by zen

Posted in academia, al qaida, analytic, book, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, mideast, military, national security, non-state actors, organizations, politics, Religion, social science, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, syria, Tactics, terrorism, theory | 7 comments

• Ruminating on Strategic Thinking

December 21st, 2011 by zen

Posted in analytic, cognition, cultural intelligence, Epistemology, feedback, horizontal thinking, ideas, intelligence, leadership, metacognition, military, military history, organizations, Patterns, Perception, politics, psychology, Questions, rambling, risk, society, strategist, strategy, synthesis, Tactics, theory, uncertainty, war | 10 comments