Archive for the 'insurgency'

• Should I whisper, should I scream? – Abu Musab al-Suri redux, Pt 2

March 1st, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in #FAIL, Afghanistan, al qaida, Apocalyptic, arab world, black swans, byzantium, Charles Cameron, egypt, extremists, insurgency, intelligence, islamist, lwj, Mahdist, propaganda, psychology, recommended reading, strategist, strategy, terrorism, Theology, war | Comments Off on Should I whisper, should I scream? – Abu Musab al-Suri redux, Pt 2

• A Wound That Does Not Cease to Bleed: The War in Vietnam

February 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, cold war, Communism, counterinsurgency, debate, gian gentile, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, leadership, military, military history, Perception, politics, reading, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 3 comments

• On fire: issues in theology and politics – ii

February 28th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, analogy, Arab Spring, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, emotion, extremists, insight, insurgency, islamic world, literature, logic, pakistan, scriptures, Specs, symbolism, Taliban, Talmud, Theology, twitter, Uncategorized, war | 1 comment

• Metz on the Psychology of Insurgency

January 28th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, gangs, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, psychology, small wars journal, social science, steven metz, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• There Will Be Blood…..

January 19th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 2012, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, army, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, education, foreign policy, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, leadership, military, military history, national security, politics, strategist, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, war, warriors | 11 comments