Archive for the '20th century'

• Warlords Revisited

July 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, book, criminals, culture, dystopia, Failed State, fiction, history, military, military history, myth, reading, society, state failure, steven pressfield, story, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, tribes, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 6 comments

• The Twilight War—a review

July 23rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, academia, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, Apocalyptic, Arab Spring, barack obama, diplomacy, diplomatic history, elections, Failed State, foreign policy, Hamas, hezbollah, history, international law, iran, iraq, J. Scott Shipman, military, military history, military intelligence, national security, natiuon-building, navy, politics, propaganda, recommended reading, security, state building, state department, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• SWJ: Casebooks on Insurgency

July 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, DIME, history, ideas, military, military history, national security, small wars journal, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, strategy swj, theory, war | 3 comments

• The Admirals — a brief review

June 7th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, Character, Collaboration, foreign policy, J. Scott Shipman, national security, navy, recommended reading, strategy, Tactics | Comments Off on The Admirals — a brief review

• All the President’s NSCs

May 28th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, blog-friends, blogosphere, defense, foreign policy, government, history, IC, ideas, intellectuals, military, national security, nixon, organizations, politics, state building, theory | 1 comment