Archive for the 'iraq'

• Trial of a Thousand Years, by Charles Hill—a review

August 11th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, ancient history, arab world, asia, bin laden, byzantium, christianity, Clausewitzian, democracy, diplomacy, diplomatic history, empire, extremists, Failed State, freedom, globalization, government, history, innovation, international law, iran, iraq, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, J. Scott Shipman, legal, liberty, national security, natiuon-building, nuclear, Religion, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, Theology, theory, tribes, Uncategorized | 5 comments

• Booksbooksbooksbooks….

August 1st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, authors, book, Clausewitzian, counterinsurgency, defense, DIME, Evolution, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, military, military history, national security, non-state actors, politics, reading, social science, SSI, steven metz, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, The Project, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war | 3 comments

• Carl Prine’s Rebuttal to “Be honest: Who actually read FM 3-24?”

July 13th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, America, analytic, army, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, diplomatic history, framing, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islam.insurgency, leadership, military, military history, military reform, national security, organizations, Perception, politics, social science, society, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory, USMC, veterans, Vietnam, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 4 comments

• And a couple more DVDs

May 23rd, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in al qaida, basij, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, iraq, isaac, legitimacy, shia, sistani, turkey, Uncategorized | Comments Off on And a couple more DVDs

• Rapturous times, neh?

May 21st, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, anthropology, arab world, black swans, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, christianity, Communism, cultural intelligence, culture, education, extremists, foreign language, framing, historians, historiography, hitler, iran, iraq, islamic world, japan, media, myth, propaganda, psychology, recommended reading, Religion, security, shia, Theology, Vietnam | 3 comments