Archive for the '21st century'

• Rethinking Fortification

August 13th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Adaptability, culture, Design, drones, dystopia, futurism, ideas, john robb, robotics, scenario, security, society, Tactics, theory, threat, Uncategorized | 8 comments

• Warlords Revisited

July 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, book, criminals, culture, dystopia, Failed State, fiction, history, military, military history, myth, reading, society, state failure, steven pressfield, story, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, tribes, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 6 comments

• The Twilight War—a review

July 23rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, academia, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, Apocalyptic, Arab Spring, barack obama, diplomacy, diplomatic history, elections, Failed State, foreign policy, Hamas, hezbollah, history, international law, iran, iraq, J. Scott Shipman, military, military history, military intelligence, national security, natiuon-building, navy, politics, propaganda, recommended reading, security, state building, state department, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• On the Limits of Human Intelligence

July 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, brain, cognition, Evolution, ideas, intelligence, Musings, nature, Questions, science | 3 comments

• Putin and Syria: Siloviki Realism in Geopolitical Strategy

July 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 2012, 21st century, analytic, Arab Spring, arab world, dictator, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, intellectuals, international law, national security, putin, R2P, russia, state department, strategy, syria, Tactics | 8 comments