Archive for the 'terrorism'

• 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?

• More Mackinlay – On Why the USG Doesn’t “Get” AQ as a “Global Insurgency”

April 19th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, army, book, britain, COIN, connectivity, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, defense, DIME, Epistemology, extremists, foreign policy, government, hierarchy, history, IC, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, john nagl, kilcullen, military, military reform, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, security, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, tribes, virtual states, war, warriors, web 2.0 | 9 comments

• More Thoughts on Mexico

April 6th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, foreign policy, gangs, government, immigration, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, JosephFouche, Latin America, Mexico, military, national security, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, primary loyalties, Republic, risk, security, society, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, war | 6 comments