Archive for the 'politics'

• Guest Post: Of Weaponry and Flags

October 24th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, chicago boyz, cultural intelligence, culture, emotion, extremists, framing, hezbollah, horizontal thinking, ideas, India, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, meme, myth, networks, non-state actors, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, Religion, social science, synthesis, terrorism, theory | 2 comments

• Google’s DARPA of Foreign Policy Cometh?

October 20th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, cognition, complexity, corporations, creativity, cultural intelligence, defense, fast company, foreign policy, futurism, google, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, intelligence, IO, metacognition, national security, non-state actors, organizations, OSINT, pmc, politics, propaganda, public diplomacy, social networks, social science, tech, terrorism, web 2.0 | 3 comments

• We Need Pitchforks and Torches

October 18th, 2010 by zen

Posted in conspiracy, corporations, criminals, democracy, dystopia, Failed State, government, legal, legitimacy, newshoggers, Oligarchy, politics, risk, society, state failure, transnational criminal organization, youtube | 20 comments

• Moral Decay and Civilizational Rebirth

October 13th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, ancient history, complex systems, complexity, culture, economics, government, history, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, Republic, social science, society, state failure, synthesis, theory | 8 comments

• Breaking the Legions

October 12th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, America, analytic, army, fabius maximus, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, organizations, politics, society, state failure, war, warriors | 21 comments