Archive for the 'defense'

• 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

• New Book: Mission Revolution by Jennifer Morrison Taw

September 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, africa, al qaida, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, defense, DIME, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, IR, iraq, military, military contractor, military history, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, national security, non-state actors, politics, revolution, security, state building, state department, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, system administration, Tactics, theory, war | 10 comments

• Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command, The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered, a review

September 4th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Adaptability, Alfred Thayer Mahan, anglosphere, Clausewitzian, cognition, consilience, core, defense, diplomatic history, education, geopolitics, globalization, insight, intelligence, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military training & education, navy, politics, recommended reading, security, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory | 10 comments

• Kelly Vlahos Spoons John Nagl Over COIN

September 3rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 21st century, Afghanistan, analytic, blogosphere, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, defense, fisking, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, politics, Strategy and War | 26 comments

• Turning Away From Strategy

August 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Air Force, America, analytic, army, cognition, defense, education, Epistemology, Failed State, government, history, ideas, military, military reform, national security, navy, organizations, Patterns, politics, security, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, teaching, USMC, war | 34 comments