July 29th, 2009 by zen
The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story...
Read morePosted in 20th century, authors, biography, book, Communism, criminals, dictator, extremists, historians, history, insurgency, military history, myth, non-state actors, psychology, russia, war, warriors | 11 comments
June 22nd, 2009 by zen
I am no Iran expert but it seems to me that...
Read morePosted in 2009, 5GW, basij, democracy, dictator, foreign policy, freedom, iran, islamist, legitimacy, myth | 1 comment
May 31st, 2008 by zen
A recent report from The Jamestown Foundation...
Read morePosted in extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, meme, myth, networks, politics, primary loyalties, russia, soft power, Uncategorized | 3 comments
April 2nd, 2008 by zen
Recently, I finished reading Thermopylae: The...
Read morePosted in 300, academia, ancient history, culture, empire, europe, historians, historiography, history, myth, spartans, war | 5 comments
January 2nd, 2008 by zen
I’m pleased to offer a different...
Read morePosted in 21st century, analytic, arms control, consilience, cultural intelligence, culture, defense, deterrence, emotion, extremists, foreign policy, ideas, islamic world, myth, national security, nuclear, philosophy, psychology, Theology, war | 1 comment