Archive for the 'government'

• An Insurgency Coming to a Place Near You?

October 2nd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, chicago, conspiracy, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, defense, drones, dystopia, gangs, government, insurgency, Latin America, law enforcement, Mexico, military, Militia, narcoterror, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, security, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, threat, transnational criminal organization, war | 6 comments

• New Book: Mission Revolution by Jennifer Morrison Taw

September 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, africa, al qaida, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, defense, DIME, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, IR, iraq, military, military contractor, military history, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, national security, non-state actors, politics, revolution, security, state building, state department, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, system administration, Tactics, theory, war | 10 comments

• Obama’s Foreign Policy Gamble on the Moderate Islamists

September 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2012, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 9/11, al qaida, Arab Spring, arab world, diplomacy, diplomatic history, dystopia, egypt, extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, international law, Islam, islamic world, islamist, leadership, national security, obama, Perception, Religion, revolution, state department, state terrorism, sunni, symbolism, terrorism, threat | 13 comments

• Kelly Vlahos Spoons John Nagl Over COIN

September 3rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 21st century, Afghanistan, analytic, blogosphere, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, defense, fisking, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, politics, Strategy and War | 26 comments

• Harvey Mansfield on Elections and Democracy

August 31st, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, America, analytic, ancient history, democracy, government, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, society, theory, Uncategorized | 8 comments