Archive for the 'security'

• The Myhrvold Report and Understanding Strategic Threats

October 7th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, counterterrorism, Creepy-state, critical thinking, debate, defense, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, fisking, government, ideas, ikle, intellectuals, national security, non-state actors, nuclear, Nuclear Diner, security, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, terrorism, theory | 4 comments

• Charles Hill on Freedman’s Strategy: A History

October 3rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, book, security, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, war | 25 comments

• Guest Post: Cheryl Rofer – I Hope the Government Doesn’t Listen to Nathan Myhrvold

September 23rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 9/11, counterterrorism, deterrence, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, non-state actors, nuclear, Nuclear Diner, rofer, security, society, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, Uncategorized | 21 comments

• Bomb Syria?

August 29th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, al qaida, America, analytic, barack obama, extremists, fog of war, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, logic, military, national security, non-state actors, obama, politics, R2P, security, state department, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, syria, terrorism, united nations, war, warriors | 7 comments

• War on Speed

August 26th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, analytic, army, leadership, military, military history, military professionalism, military reform, national security, Questions, reform, security, SSI, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war | 12 comments