Archive for the 'non-state actors'

• Guest Post: Charles Cameron on Khorasan – A Muslim Once and Future Kingdom

January 19th, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, asia, bin laden, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, myth, non-state actors, pakistan, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, Uncategorized, warriors | 18 comments

• Robb Throws Down the Gauntlet

January 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, culture, Evolution, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, globalization, government, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, market states, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, reform, resilience, robb, security, social networks, society, strategy, superempowered individuals, theory, Threats in the Age of Obama | 9 comments

• Innovating Institutional Cultures

January 11th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, capitalism, complexity, conspiracy, corporations, criminals, culture, democracy, dystopia, economics, futurism, global guerillas, government, hagel, hierarchy, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, leadership, legitimacy, liberty, markets, networks, non-state actors, Oligarchy, open-source, organizations, politics, rule-sets, society, stochastic, theory, vandergriff | 10 comments

• A Short Rant……

December 27th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, al qaida, America, government, illegal combatants, islamist, national security, non-state actors, security, state department, terrorism | 15 comments

• Five Questions: An Interview with Chief Ajmal Khan Zazai

December 24th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, insurgency, Interview, islamic world, leadership, legitimacy, military, non-state actors, pakistan, security, social networks, steven pressfield, suicide bombing, tribes, war, warriors | 9 comments