Archive for the 'linguistics'

• Cameron on “A Translation of Abu Walid al-Masri’s Reply”

June 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, arab world, bin laden, Charles Cameron, connectivity, cultural intelligence, feedback, foreign language, framing, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, non-state actors, OSINT, pakistan, Perception, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, public diplomacy, Religion, strategist, terrorism, war, warriors, web 2.0 | 18 comments

• Book Talk from Abu Muqawama

May 4th, 2010 by zen

Posted in academia, arab world, authors, blogosphere, Blogroll, book, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, foreign policy, historians, historiography, history, insurgency, intellectuals, IR, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, military, military contractor, military reform, national security, reading, Religion, shia, social science, state failure, Theology, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on Book Talk from Abu Muqawama

• The Need for Old Hands: Mackinlay on Old COIN

March 19th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, africa, America, analytic, anglo-saxons, anthropology, arab world, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, DIME, diplomacy, education, empire, foreign language, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, IC, ideas, India, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, linguistics, mideast, military, military reform, national security, politics, public diplomacy, reading, Religion, social science, society, soft power, state department, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 15 comments

• Guest Post: Speak the Languages, Know the Modes of Thought

November 4th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, government, ideas, illegal combatants, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, military intelligence, national security, non-state actors, Perception, psychology, Religion, social science, terrorism, Theology, theory, Uncategorized, wired | 35 comments

• The Return of Colonel Cross of the Gurkhas

September 22nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 20th century, army, asia, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, Geography, history, India, insurgency, linguistics, military, military history, Nimble Books, the atlantic, war, warriors | 7 comments