Archive for the 'arab world'

• Book Review: Architect of Global Jihad by Brynjar Lia

August 18th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, authors, book, counterinsurgency, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, open-source, social science, strategist, strategy, Tactics, terrorism, theory | 30 comments

• 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

• More Books Arrived….

July 19th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 4GW, academia, arab world, authors, book, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, DIME, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, The Project, theory, war | 18 comments

• Google Ideas SAVE conference

July 8th, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in africa, al qaida, America, analytic, arab world, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, CIA, counterinsurgency, defense, diplomacy, dni, extremists, gangs, google, Humanitarian, ideas, insight, insurgency, intelligence, islamist, mountainrunner, national security, nazis, open-source, propaganda, psychology, Uncategorized | 12 comments

• Martin van Creveld on The Lebanon War

June 27th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, Air Force, analytic, arab world, army, COIN, counterinsurgency, historians, history, ideas, Infinity Journal, intellectuals, islamic world, Israel, mideast, military, military history, politics, primary loyalties, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 9 comments