Archive for the '19th century'

• Corn’s Caliphates in Wonderland

March 26th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analogy, analytic, anthropology, arab world, authors, COIN, cold war, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, diplomatic history, extremists, Failed State, geopolitics, government, history, horizontal thinking, ideas, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, mideast, national security, non-state actors, organizations, pakistan, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, public diplomacy, rambling, Religion, small wars journal, social networks, social science, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, synthesis, terrorism, Theology, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, turkey, virtual states, war | 12 comments

• Blood and Rage by Burleigh

November 16th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, authors, book, criminals, extremists, gangs, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, military intelligence, national security, politics, psychology, reading, social science, Summer Series, Tactics, terrorism | 2 comments

• Summer Series 2010: The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt

September 21st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, America, authors, biography, book, history, politics, reading, Summer Series | 2 comments

• The Mob of Virtue

August 1st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, conspiracy, culture, democracy, democratic party, dystopia, feedback, freedom, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, JosephFouche, leadership, legitimacy, mob, non-state actors, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, reform, Republic, republican party, rule-sets, social networks, society, state failure, theory, youtube | 30 comments

• Van Creveld – Keynote Address at Strategy Conference

April 29th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 5GW, academia, ancient history, cultural intelligence, culture, defense, education, futurism, government, historians, ideas, legal, legitimacy, military, military history, military reform, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, society, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 5 comments