Archive for the 'theory'

• COIN may be Dead but 4GW has a New Lease on Life

December 12th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, analytic, barnett, black globalization, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, gian gentile, government, ideas, insurgency, international law, john robb, military, military reform, national debt, national security, non-state actors, politics, R2P, reform, risk, security, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 29 comments

• Lex Talionis I: the matter of Subramaniam Swamy and Harvard

December 9th, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in academia, anthropology, axelrod, Buddhist, Charles Cameron, christianity, counterpoint, cultural intelligence, framing, game theory, harvard, insight, islamic world, Israel, justice, Patterns, psychology, Religion, rule-sets, scriptures, symmetry, synthesis, Talmud, Theology, theory, war | 6 comments

• Do Oligarchies Create Insurgencies?

November 29th, 2011 by zen

Posted in analytic, Arab Spring, COIN, counterinsurgency, democracy, government, history, ideas, insurgency, military, military history, military reform, national security, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, primary loyalties, reform, revolution, scenario, social science, state building, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, Uncategorized, war | 28 comments

• More Commentary on COIN is Dead

November 25th, 2011 by zen

Posted in A.E., COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, government, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, organizations, politics, reform, social science, swj blog, theory | 15 comments

• Gentile: COIN is Dead, Long Live Strategy!

November 22nd, 2011 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, gian gentile, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 1 comment