Archive for the 'tribes'

• Trial of a Thousand Years, by Charles Hill—a review

August 11th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, ancient history, arab world, asia, bin laden, byzantium, christianity, Clausewitzian, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic history, empire, extremists, Failed State, freedom, globalization, government, history, innovation, international law, iran, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, J. Scott Shipman, legal, liberty, national security, natiuon-building, nuclear, Religion, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Killebrew on The End of War

August 11th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, military, military history, military reform, national security, networks, non-state actors, politics, primary loyalties, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war | 9 comments

• Booksbooksbooksbooks….

August 1st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, authors, book, Clausewitzian, counterinsurgency, defense, DIME, Evolution, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, military, military history, national security, non-state actors, politics, reading, social science, SSI, steven metz, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, The Project, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war | 3 comments

• War, the Individual, Strategy and the State

July 31st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, analytic, anthropology, Clausewitz Roundtable, Clausewitzian, culture, defense, government, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, JosephFouche, military, national security, non-state actors, Perception, philosophy, politics, reader response, security, Seydlitz89, social science, society, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, Tactics, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, Uncategorized, war | 30 comments

• Book Review: The Profession by Steven Pressfield

July 25th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 2011, 21st century, 4GW, authors, book, creativity, dystopia, empire, fiction, fun, futurism, geopolitics, history, ideas, intellectuals, mideast, military, military contractor, myth, non-state actors, Patterns, philosophy, politics, reading, roman empire, scenario, shlok, society, state failure, strategy, Tactics, tribes, USMC, war, warriors, Writing | 7 comments