Archive for the 'intellectuals'

• Nir Rosen Among the Alawites

September 20th, 2012 by zen

Posted in Arab Spring, arab world, culture, dictator, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, insurgency, intellectuals, Islam, islamic world, politics, Religion, state failure, state terrorism, sunni, syria, war | Comments Off on Nir Rosen Among the Alawites

• Twenty-Nine Articles

September 18th, 2012 by zen

Posted in Adaptability, Afghanistan, COIN, Collaboration, cooperation, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, cultural intelligence, culture, dilegge, DIME, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military contractor, military intelligence, military professionalism, military reform, national security, non-state actors, organizations, Perception, primary loyalties, state building, Tactics, teaching, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments

• 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

• Bassford’s Dynamic Trinitarianism Part I.

September 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analogy, analytic, Clausewitzian, historians, historiography, history, ideas, intellectuals, Perception, philosophy, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, Uncategorized, war | 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