Archive for the 'networks'

• Arquilla on the New Rules of War

February 25th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, army, authors, Cebrowski, complex systems, connectivity, david ronfeldt, defense, foreign policy, futurism, government, hierarchy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john arquilla, military, military reform, national security, navy, network theory, Network-centric Warfare, networks, non-state actors, organizations, robotics, social networks, theory, war | 6 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

• 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

• Schippert on COIN as an Exit not a Strategy

December 4th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, military, networks, non-state actors, obama, periodicals, primary loyalties, social networks, strategy, Strategy and War, threatswatch, tribes, war, warriors | 3 comments