Archive for the 'warriors'

• McChrystal Out, Petraeus In

June 23rd, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, COIN, national security, politics, war, warriors | 19 comments

• David Kilcullen with Diane Sawyer

June 22nd, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, America, authors, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, kilcullen, media, military, war, warriors | 5 comments

• Is McChrystal Going to Fallon his Sword?

June 22nd, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, army, COIN, government, media, military, Perception, politics, war, warriors | 35 comments

• Cameron on “A Translation of Abu Walid al-Masri’s Reply”

June 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, arab world, bin laden, Charles Cameron, connectivity, cultural intelligence, feedback, foreign language, framing, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, non-state actors, OSINT, pakistan, Perception, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, public diplomacy, Religion, strategist, terrorism, war, warriors, web 2.0 | 18 comments

• John Robb at BoingBoing

June 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 5GW, America, analytic, authors, brave new war, complex systems, dystopia, economics, Evolution, Failed State, ideas, innovation, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, legitimacy, Mexico, national security, non-state actors, open-source, resilience, robb, security, society, superempowered individuals, theory, transnational criminal organization, Viral, war, warriors | 9 comments