Archive for the 'theory'

• Guest Post: Cameron on “A Response to a Most Remarkable Conversation”

February 6th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, non-state actors, OSINT, pakistan, psychology, Religion, social science, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, war, web 2.0 | 17 comments

• Books For a Near Future Review

January 21st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, authors, book, business, capitalism, complex systems, complexity, computers, connectivity, corporations, criminals, Cyberwar, economics, government, IC, ideas, IntelFusion, intellectuals, intelligence, international law, national security, networks, non-state actors, OSINT, reading, security, society, strategy, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, Viral, virtual states, war, web 2.0 | 9 comments

• Guest Post: Charles Cameron on Khorasan – A Muslim Once and Future Kingdom

January 19th, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, asia, bin laden, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, myth, non-state actors, pakistan, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, warriors | 18 comments

• Robb Throws Down the Gauntlet

January 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, culture, Evolution, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, globalization, government, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, market states, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, reform, resilience, robb, security, social networks, society, strategy, superempowered individuals, theory, Threats in the Age of Obama | 9 comments

• Innovating Institutional Cultures

January 11th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, capitalism, complexity, conspiracy, corporations, criminals, culture, democracy, dystopia, economics, futurism, global guerillas, government, hagel, hierarchy, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, liberty, markets, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, open-source, organizations, politics, rule-sets, society, stochastic, theory, vandergriff | 10 comments