Archive for the 'military reform'

• Do Oligarchies Create Insurgencies?

November 29th, 2011 by zen

Posted in analytic, Arab Spring, COIN, counterinsurgency, democracy, government, history, ideas, insurgency, military, military history, military reform, national security, non-state actors, Oligarchy, politics, primary loyalties, reform, revolution, scenario, social science, state building, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, Uncategorized, war | 28 comments

• More Commentary on COIN is Dead

November 25th, 2011 by zen

Posted in A.E., COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, government, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, organizations, politics, reform, social science, swj blog, theory | 15 comments

• The Human Face of War, a second review

November 16th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 21st century, army, Clausewitzian, complex systems, J. Scott Shipman, john boyd, leadership, military, military reform, national security, recommended reading, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, Tactics, Uncategorized, uncertainty, war, warriors, Zen | 9 comments

• The Myth of British Counterinsurgency?

October 30th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, analytic, army, britain, COIN, cold war, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, myth, Perception, reform, SSI, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war | 3 comments

• A Strategy for the Pacific – Will the US have the $$$ and the courage for a credible and survivable one?

October 4th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 21st century, America, Boyd 2010, capitalism, elections, government, innovation, J. Scott Shipman, liberty, military reform, national debt, national security, pacific empire, Uncategorized | 13 comments