Archive for the 'non-state actors'

• Distracted by Drones

September 16th, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, insurgency, intellectuals, legal, military, national security, non-state actors, robotics, swj blog, tech, theory, war | Comments Off on Distracted by Drones

• Narcos Copycat Global Guerrilla Playbook

September 8th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, black globalization, dystopia, Failed State, global guerillas, insurgency, john robb, Latin America, Mexico, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, state failure, Tactics, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, war | 5 comments

• Fallen Walls and Fallen Towers by Adrienne Redd

August 30th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, connectivity, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Failed State, foreign policy, framing, futurism, geopolitics, globalization, government, horizontal thinking, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, national security, networks, Nimble Books, non-state actors, organizations, politics, security, social science, society, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory | 1 comment

• Reminder: Chicago Boyz Roundtable – Defeat in Afghanistan? The View from 2050

August 5th, 2010 by zen

Posted 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

• 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