Archive for the 'insurgency'

• The First Battle — a review

August 24th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, Adaptability, America, asia, blog-friends, history, insurgency, J. Scott Shipman, military, state building, Strategy and War, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 8 comments

• Barlow on COIN and Failure

July 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in analytic, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, legitimacy, military, military contractor, military history, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, reform, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments

• SWJ: Manea interviews Fernando Lujan

July 24th, 2012 by zen

Posted in COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, small wars journal, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on SWJ: Manea interviews Fernando Lujan

• Liminality II: the serious part

July 16th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in anthropology, ceremonial, India, insight, insurgency, monasticism, navy, psychology, scriptures, Uncategorized, Y2K | 4 comments

• William Lind on the Taliban’s Operational Art

June 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, analytic, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, Failed State, Foreign Internal Defense, foreign policy, insurgency, intellectuals, ISAF, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, Patterns, security, state building, state failure, strategy, Tactics, Taliban, theory, tribes, war | 13 comments