Archive for the 'classics'

• The Hobbit: Narrative Validation or Vandalism?

December 30th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, art, classics, fisking, ideas, j.r.r. tolkien, literature, movies, Musings, myth | 7 comments

• Point and Counterpoint in Defining Warfare II.

December 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, blogosphere, classics, Clausewitzian, complexity, contemplative, counterpoint, debate, defense, definitions, Epistemology, feedback, fisking, globalization, ideas, intellectuals, international law, military, military history, philosophy, small wars journal, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 8 comments

• When Does Conflict Become “War”?

May 22nd, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, classics, Clausewitzian, cognition, complex systems, culture, economics, Epistemology, Evolution, framing, genocide, geopolitics, government, history, ideas, literature, logic, military, military history, Musings, non-state actors, Oligarchy, Patterns, peace, Perception, philosophy, primary loyalties, Questions, risk, security, social science, society, sociobiology, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, Tactics, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, uncertainty, war, warriors | 10 comments

• The Strategic Dilemma of Bitter-Enders

April 8th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 20th century, analytic, ancient history, china, classics, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, deterrence, dystopia, extremists, geopolitics, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Ho Chi Minh, ideas, insurgency, japan, leadership, logic, military, military history, nazis, Patterns, peace, psychology, risk, society, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, Vietnam War, war | 7 comments

• The Haqqani come to high Dunsinane

November 23rd, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in analogy, analytic, ancient history, anthropology, Charles Cameron, classics, cognitive goods, complexity, creativity, cultural intelligence, framing, futurism, geopolitics, history, IC, ideas, innovation, insight, intelligence, national security, Patterns, Perception, psychology, science fiction, Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Haqqani come to high Dunsinane