Archive for the 'national security'

• A Tale of Two Victories and Two Falls

November 11th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, analytic, change, CIA, defense, democratic party, DIME, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Doublequotes, elections, foreign policy, government, IC, intelligence, Libya, military, national security, nixon, Patterns, politics, state department, Uncategorized | 25 comments

• Speaking of Pundita….

October 24th, 2012 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, pakistan, politics, pundita, strategy, terrorism | 8 comments

• Book Review: Kill Decision

October 6th, 2012 by zen

Posted in authors, book, Creepy-state, criminals, drones, dystopia, fiction, fun, futurism, ideas, intellectuals, military, national security, robotics, science fiction, shlok, terrorism | 13 comments

• An Insurgency Coming to a Place Near You?

October 2nd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, chicago, conspiracy, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, defense, drones, dystopia, gangs, government, insurgency, Latin America, law enforcement, Mexico, military, Militia, narcoterror, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, threat, transnational criminal organization, war | 6 comments

• Luttwak on the Australian Strategic Pivot

September 30th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, asia, Australia, china, defense, deng xiaoping, deterrence, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, national security, strategist, strategy | 1 comment