Archive for the 'islamist'

• The Boston Bombers and Superempowerment

May 1st, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2013, 21st century, counterintuitive, counterterrorism, definitions, economics, extremists, freedom, glittering eye, government, ideas, islamist, law enforcement, national security, non-state actors, politics, risk, schuler, security, society, strategy, terrorism, theory | 24 comments

• Inscription on the flag of the Mahdi’s army?

April 30th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in al qaida, Apocalyptic, black banner, Charles Cameron, islamist, Mahdist, scriptures, shia, sunni, Uncategorized | 2 comments

• Syria is Not Rwanda

April 29th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, Arab Spring, arab world, Failed State, fisking, foreign policy, genocide, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, obama, R2P, revolution, scenario, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, sunni, syria, tribes, uncertainty, war | 6 comments

• A second comment on Hegghammer & Lacroix

April 28th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in blogosphere, Charles Cameron, historiography, history, islamist, Mahdist, recommended reading, saudi arabia, science fiction, Uncategorized | 9 comments

• A Question for Hegghammer & Lacroix

April 28th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in blogosphere, Buddhism, Charles Cameron, comix, Dr Timothy Furnish, hastening, islamist, Israel, Mahdist, question, Questions, recommended reading, saudi arabia, Uncategorized | 7 comments