September 16th, 2010 by zen
Should have posted tonight. Have an interesting...
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September 8th, 2010 by zen
The Cartels are following in the footsteps of...
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August 30th, 2010 by zen
Fallen Walls and Fallen Towers: The Fate of the...
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August 5th, 2010 by zen
From Lexington Green: Defeat in...
Read morePosted in Afghanistan, al qaida, America, chicago boyz, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, Failed State, futurism, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, lexington green, military, non-state actors, pakistan, strategy, Strategy and War, tribes, war | Comments Off on Reminder: Chicago Boyz Roundtable – Defeat in Afghanistan? The View from 2050
August 1st, 2010 by zen
Small “r” republican virtue, to...
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