Archive for the 'Afghanistan'

• The Black Banners of Blackwater

September 21st, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, ahmadinejad, al qaida, analytic, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, conspiracy, iran, islamist, Mahdist, Uncategorized | 1 comment

• Ali Soufan: AQ, Khorasan and the Black Banners

September 17th, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, extremists, FBI, Hipbone Analysis, Israel, Mahdist, recommended reading, Religion, terrorism, Uncategorized | 11 comments

• Syed Saleem Shahzad: AQ, Khorasan and the Mahdi

September 15th, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, framing, India, Mahdist, pakistan, recommended reading, symmetry | 5 comments

• 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

• Bing West on COIN and Afghanistan Strategy

August 2nd, 2011 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, insurgency, leadership, military, military history, non-state actors, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Bing West on COIN and Afghanistan Strategy