Archive for the 'government'

• Adding to the Bookpile

February 9th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 9/11, academia, al qaida, authors, book, contemplative, cultural intelligence, culture, diplomatic history, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, Germany, government, historians, historiography, history, hitler, Human Rights, ideas, intellectuals, iraq, islamist, japan, military, military history, Morality, Musings, nazis, nuance / subtlety, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Adding to the Bookpile

• R2P Debate Rising ( Part I.)

February 7th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, blogosphere, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, Humanitarian, ideas, intellectuals, international law, IR, legal, legitimacy, military, national security, politics, R2P, state failure, strategy, theory, UN, united nations, war | 11 comments

• Narco-cartels as MBAs Doing 4GW

January 7th, 2014 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, Adaptability, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, dystopia, gangs, government, insurgency, Latin America, law enforcement, Mexico, military, narcoterror, national security, non-state actors, organizations, state failure, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 5 comments

• An Absurd Column by Walter Pincus

December 26th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, democracy, dystopia, fisking, government, IC, legal, liberty, national security, politics, reform | Comments Off on An Absurd Column by Walter Pincus

• The Automatic State?

October 29th, 2013 by AdamElkus

Posted in 2013, adam elkus, big data, cognition, government, Uncategorized | 8 comments