Archive for the 'legitimacy'

• Angelo Codevilla – America’s Milovan Djilas

July 20th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, analytic, cold war, culture, democracy, democratic party, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, reform, Republic, republican party, revolution, social science, society, state failure, theory | 19 comments

• When in Rome….

July 16th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, analogy, ancient history, army, conspiracy, democracy, democratic party, dictator, Failed State, futurism, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, julius caesar, leadership, legitimacy, military, military history, Oligarchy, politics, reform, Republic, republican party, revolution, rule-sets, scenario, senate, society, state failure, Uncategorized, warriors | 20 comments

• Book Review: Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop

July 7th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, authors, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, Failed State, historians, history, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, legitimacy, military, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, primary loyalties, social science, state building, state failure, strategy, synthesis, terrorism, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on Book Review: Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop

• John Robb at BoingBoing

June 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 5GW, America, analytic, authors, brave new war, complex systems, dystopia, economics, Evolution, Failed State, ideas, innovation, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, legitimacy, Mexico, national security, non-state actors, open-source, resilience, robb, security, society, superempowered individuals, theory, transnational criminal organization, Viral, war, warriors | 9 comments

• Israel Does Not Understand 4GW

May 31st, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, analytic, arab world, disinformation, extremists, IO, islamic world, islamist, john boyd, legitimacy, mideast, military, navy, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 57 comments