Archive for the 'diplomatic history'

• The Last Lion, Winston Spenser Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 — finally released!

November 3rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, anglosphere, authors, Character, conservativism, cooperation, diplomacy, diplomatic history, egypt, extremists, Failed State, history, J. Scott Shipman, military, nazis, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, russia, stalin, stalingrad, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, wwii | 2 comments

• Obama’s Foreign Policy Gamble on the Moderate Islamists

September 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2012, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 9/11, al qaida, Arab Spring, arab world, diplomacy, diplomatic history, dystopia, egypt, extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, international law, Islam, islamic world, islamist, leadership, national security, obama, Perception, Religion, revolution, state department, state terrorism, sunni, symbolism, terrorism, threat | 13 comments

• Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command, The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered, a review

September 4th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Adaptability, Alfred Thayer Mahan, anglosphere, Clausewitzian, cognition, consilience, core, defense, diplomatic history, education, geopolitics, globalization, insight, intelligence, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military training & education, navy, politics, recommended reading, security, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory | 10 comments

• The Twilight War—a review

July 23rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, academia, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, Apocalyptic, Arab Spring, barack obama, diplomacy, diplomatic history, elections, Failed State, foreign policy, Hamas, hezbollah, history, international law, iran, iraq, J. Scott Shipman, military, military history, military intelligence, national security, natiuon-building, navy, politics, propaganda, recommended reading, security, state building, state department, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• Carlos Fuentes (1928 – 2012)

May 16th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Apocalyptic, britain, Charles Cameron, china, diplomacy, diplomatic history, dreams, egypt, france, India, japan, literature, Mexico, myth, obit, poetry, recommended reading, tibet, Uncategorized | 4 comments