Archive for the 'al qaida'

• Guest Post: RAND Islam and CIA Islam too…

November 22nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, al qaida, America, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, ideas, intellectuals, IO, islamic world, islamist, national security, non-state actors, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, psychology, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory, totalitarianism | 10 comments

• Guest Post: Charles Cameron on Farrall and al-Masri

October 27th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, national security, non-state actors, state failure, strategy, synthesis, terrorism, theory | 17 comments

• On Afghanistan and Strategy

August 14th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 9/11, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, dilegge, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, kilcullen, military, national security, pakistan, small wars journal, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, Uncategorized, war | 20 comments

• On COIN and an Anti-COIN Counterrevolution?

August 7th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, chet richards, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, military, national security, non-state actors, politics, state building, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory, tribes, war | 13 comments

• COIN in the Land of Light

August 3rd, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, ISW, military, national security, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | 2 comments