Archive for the '19th century'

• Dawn and Decadence, Innovation, & The Face of Battle — top 3

October 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, academia, Adaptability, anglosphere, business, christianity, classics, diplomatic history, ideas, innovation, insight, J. Scott Shipman, language, literature, military history, Patterns, poetry, recommended reading, recommended viewing, Religion, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Ronfeldt’s In-Depth Review of America 3.0

September 23rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, America 3.0, analytic, anthropology, authors, book, community, complexity, cultural intelligence, culture, david ronfeldt, economics, Evolution, freedom, history, ideas, intellectuals, network theory, networks, organizations, politics, social networks, society, synthesis, theory, tribes | 7 comments

• American Caesar — a reread after 30 years

September 4th, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, America, army, Australia, biography, book, classics, close reading, Communism, conservativism, defense, diplomacy, empire, history, intellectuals, international law, J. Scott Shipman, Korea, leadership, Liberalism, maneuver warfare, marxism, military history, military professionalism, navy, north korea, pacific empire, reading, recommended reading, republican party, state building, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, USMC, Vietnam War, war, warriors, wwi, wwii | 9 comments

• Of dualities, contradictions and the nonduality II

July 30th, 2013 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 19th century, 2013, 20th century, Charles Cameron, christianity, cold war, europe, Germany, iraq, Islam, paradox, pattern language, Patterns, Religion, shia, sunni, Uncategorized | 3 comments

• For the Fourth of July: The Once and Future Republic?

July 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, computers, Creepy-state, Cyberwar, democracy, dystopia, Failed State, futurism, government, IC, internet, legal, legitimacy, national security, politics, Republic, security, society, state failure, totalitarianism | 25 comments