Archive for the 'islamic world'

• COINdinista Andrew Exum on Charlie Rose

July 28th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, America, COIN, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, military, strategy, Uncategorized | Comments Off on COINdinista Andrew Exum on Charlie Rose

• Guest Post at It’s the Tribes, Stupid!

July 16th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, authors, blogging, blogosphere, Blogroll, history, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, networks, non-state actors, primary loyalties, Religion, social networks, social science, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 2 comments

• Mustering the Tribe

July 14th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, anthropology, authors, blogging, Blogroll, culture, history, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, Religion, social networks, tribes, warriors | 4 comments

• Book Review: Engaging the Muslim World by Juan Cole

July 8th, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, America, arab world, authors, blogosphere, Blogroll, diplomacy, extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, ideas, intellectuals, islamic world, islamist, national security, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, Religion, security, social science, state failure, state terrorism, terrorism, tribes, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• Pushtunistan Rising?

May 19th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, insurgency, islamic world, map, newshoggers, ralph peters, state building, state failure, strategy, theory | 9 comments