October 11th, 2010 by zen
The Chinese government’s hamfisted and...
Read morePosted in 4GW, 5GW, china, geopolitics, ideas, legitimacy, politics, soft power, theory | 16 comments
August 31st, 2010 by zen
WARNING: RANT AHEAD! NYT Columnist David...
Read morePosted in academia, America, bias, cognition, culture, democracy, disinformation, education, Epistemology, extremists, framing, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, mob, new york times, Perception, politics, psychology, rambling, Republic, society, state failure | 11 comments
August 30th, 2010 by zen
Fallen Walls and Fallen Towers: The Fate of the...
Read morePosted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, connectivity, diplomacy, diplomatic history, Failed State, foreign policy, framing, futurism, geopolitics, globalization, government, horizontal thinking, ideas, intellectuals, legitimacy, national security, networks, Nimble Books, non-state actors, organizations, politics, security, social science, society, state failure, strategy, terrorism, theory | 1 comment
August 21st, 2010 by zen
Adam Elkus had two brief but thoughtful posts on...
Read morePosted in 4GW, A.E., America, analytic, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, legitimacy, meme, military, myth, national security, primary loyalties, psychology, society, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 10 comments
August 1st, 2010 by zen
Small “r” republican virtue, to...
Read morePosted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, America, analytic, conspiracy, culture, democracy, democratic party, dystopia, feedback, freedom, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, JosephFouche, leadership, legitimacy, mob, non-state actors, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, reform, Republic, republican party, rule-sets, social networks, society, state failure, theory, youtube | 30 comments