Archive for the 'theory'

• The Colombianization of Mexico

April 11th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, criminals, gangs, insurgency, Mexico, military, non-state actors, primary loyalties, security, state failure, terrorism, theory, youtube | 8 comments

• Excess Complexity is the Route to Extinction

April 10th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, authors, barack obama, black swans, complex systems, complexity, connectivity, economics, globalization, government, ideas, intellectuals, markets, network theory, obama, physics, politics, reform, resilience, science, society, theory | 22 comments

• Book Review: The Mind of War

April 5th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, Air Force, biography, book, boyd 2007, defense, ideas, intellectuals, john boyd, metacognition, military, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, theory, war, warriors | 4 comments

• WIRED for WAR the TED Talk

April 5th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, authors, book, CTLab, defense, futurism, military, tech, theory, war | Comments Off on WIRED for WAR the TED Talk

• Now John Robb is in the House!

April 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, analytic, black globalization, brave new war, defense, dystopia, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, open-source, resilience, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory, war, warriors | 5 comments