Archive for the 'academia'

• Pavers of Roads with Good Intentions: R2P Debate Rising Part II.

February 18th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, abstraction, academia, blogosphere, diplomacy, diplomatic history, fisking, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, Humanitarian, ideas, intellectuals, international law, military, national security, negotiation, politics, R2P, security, state failure, theory, UN, united nations, war | 6 comments

• Adding to the Bookpile

February 9th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 9/11, academia, al qaida, authors, book, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, diplomatic history, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, Germany, government, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Human Rights, ideas, intellectuals, iraq, islamist, japan, military, military history, Morality, Musings, nazis, nuance / subtlety, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Adding to the Bookpile

• Making Historical Analogies about 1914

January 10th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analogy, analytic, arab world, authors, balkans, britain, china, counterpoint, diplomatic history, foreign policy, geopolitics, historians, history, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, japan, macmillan, mideast, military, military history, russia, scenario, strategy, Strategy and War, syria, terrorism, Uncategorized, war, wwi | 10 comments

• Review: Mussolini’s Italy: Life under the Fascist Dictatorship 1915-1945 by R.J.B. Bosworth

December 11th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, authors, book, dictator, dystopia, extremists, italy, politics, wwii | 4 comments

• Dawn and Decadence, Innovation, & The Face of Battle — top 3

October 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, academia, Adaptability, anglosphere, business, christianity, classics, diplomatic history, ideas, innovation, insight, J. Scott Shipman, language, literature, military history, Patterns, poetry, recommended reading, recommended viewing, Religion, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized | 5 comments