Archive for the 'non-state actors'

• Now John Robb is in the House!

April 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, analytic, black globalization, brave new war, defense, dystopia, Failed State, futurism, global guerillas, ideas, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, open-source, resilience, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory, war, warriors | 5 comments

• Is A Weak or “Hollow” State Worse than a Failed State?

April 2nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, blogosphere, criminals, Failed State, foreign policy, Galrahn, global guerillas, insurgency, Mexico, military, national security, networks, non-state actors, state building, state failure, terrorism, theory | 8 comments

• A Mexican Standoff with Reality

March 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, analytic, barack obama, bill richardson, COIN, counterinsurgency, criminals, Failed State, futurism, gangs, global guerillas, insurgency, intelligence, Mexico, military, national security, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, scenario, security, state failure, strategy, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, uncertainty | 37 comments

• How About an Assistant SecDef for Irregular Warfare ?

December 20th, 2008 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, defense, foreign policy, futurism, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, john nagl, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, obama, politics, reform, state building, strategy, terrorism, war, warriors | 3 comments

• The U.S. is Not Going to Disengage from the Mideast

December 16th, 2008 by zen

Posted in foreign policy, geopolitics, glittering eye, globalization, intellectuals, iran, iraq, islamic world, islamist, national security, non-state actors, Outside the beltway, schuler, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, terrorism | 5 comments