Archive for the 'government'

• Is Grand Strategy Democratic?

August 9th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, culture, democracy, DIME, dystopia, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, legitimacy, military, national security, networks, Oligarchy, open-source, organizations, OSINT, Perception, philosophy, politics, small wars journal, strategy, swj blog, theory, think tanks | 21 comments

• How to Lose a War: A Primer

July 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 21st century, Afghanistan, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterintuitive, dystopia, Failed State, fisking, government, humor, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, military, military contractor, military history, military intelligence, military reform, military training & education, politics, rambling, satire, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Taliban, terrorism, theory, veterans, war, warriors | 49 comments

• For the Fourth of July: The Once and Future Republic?

July 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, computers, Creepy-state, Cyberwar, democracy, dystopia, Failed State, futurism, government, IC, internet, legal, legitimacy, national security, politics, Republic, security, society, state failure, totalitarianism | 25 comments

• Moral Degeneration in the Crucible of War

June 12th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, africa, analytic, culture, Evolution, extremists, Failed State, gangs, government, history, hitler, Holocaust, ideas, insurgency, john boyd, Mexico, military, Militia, Morality, narcoterror, nazis, non-state actors, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, psychology, radicalization, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, torture, tragedy, tribes, uganda, war, warriors | 19 comments

• Update on America 3.0 Book Events – Bennett and Lotus

May 31st, 2013 by zen

Posted in 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, America 3.0, analytic, anthropology, authors, blog-friends, book, chicago boyz, conservativism, cultural intelligence, culture, democracy, economics, futurism, government, historiography, history, lexington green, national debt, Patterns, politics, reading, reform, social science, society, synthesis, youtube | 1 comment