Archive for the 'insurgency'

• Horse Soldiers

June 19th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, America, authors, book, history, insurgency, leadership, military history, new york times, non-state actors, reading, terrorism, war, warriors | 14 comments

• COIN and Counter-COIN

June 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in A.E., COIN, counterinsurgency, gangs, global guerillas, ideas, innovation, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, social networks, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory | Comments Off on COIN and Counter-COIN

• The Kilcullen Doctrine

May 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, America, authors, book, britain, chicago boyz, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john nagl, kilcullen, lexington green, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, war, warriors | 26 comments

• Pushtunistan Rising?

May 19th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, insurgency, islamic world, map, newshoggers, ralph peters, state building, state failure, strategy, theory | 9 comments

• The Pushtunistan War

May 12th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, extremists, foreign policy, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, obama, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on The Pushtunistan War