Archive for the 'non-state actors'

• Mackinlay’s Insurgent Archipelago & Other Books

March 9th, 2010 by zen

Posted in authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, defense, gian gentile, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, lexington green, mao, Mao ZeDong, military, military history, military intelligence, military reform, national security, Nimble Books, non-state actors, security, social science, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war, warriors | 12 comments

• Reflecting on Neo-COIN and the Global Insurgency, Part I.

February 27th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, islamist, john nagl, kilcullen, mideast, military, military reform, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, politics, social networks, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, war | 13 comments

• Arquilla on the New Rules of War

February 25th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, army, authors, Cebrowski, complex systems, connectivity, david ronfeldt, defense, foreign policy, futurism, government, hierarchy, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john arquilla, military, military reform, national security, navy, network theory, Network-centric Warfare, networks, non-state actors, organizations, robotics, social networks, theory, war | 6 comments

• Senator’s Son

February 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, America, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, fiction, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, mideast, military, non-state actors, Perception, psychology, reading, society, tribes, veterans, war, warriors, Writing | 11 comments

• Tools vs. Strategies: Or, Why “An” Alternative to COIN is Not “THE” Alternative

February 12th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Afghanistan, America, analytic, army, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, small wars council, small wars journal, state building, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, war | 29 comments