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• Charles Cameron and the Strategist of Jihad

June 4th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, arab world, blogging, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, connectivity, cultural intelligence, extremists, feedback, foreign language, foreign policy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, public diplomacy, Religion, social science, strategist, terrorism, Theology, war, web 2.0 | Comments Off on Charles Cameron and the Strategist of Jihad

• A Pretty Big COIN

May 28th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, defense, DIME, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, military history, military intelligence, military reform, national security, non-state actors, social networks, social science, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on A Pretty Big COIN

• Kilcullen on COIN “Persistent-Presence” vs. “Repetitive Raiding”

May 7th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, anthropology, authors, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, kilcullen, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, psychology, social science, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 10 comments

• COIN in the Korengal Valley – RESTREPO the Movie

May 2nd, 2010 by zen

Posted in 2010, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 9/11, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, movies, non-state actors, primary loyalties, security, state failure, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, veterans, war, warriors, youtube | Comments Off on COIN in the Korengal Valley – RESTREPO the Movie

• Hammes – Who Participates in War?

April 29th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 2010, 21st century, 4GW, 5GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, COIN, complexity, counterinsurgency, government, hammes, historians, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military history, military reform, Network-centric Warfare, networks, non-state actors, open-source, organizations, primary loyalties, security, social networks, society, soft power, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, terrorism, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on Hammes – Who Participates in War?