Archive for the 'Afghanistan'

• A Pretty Big COIN

May 28th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, defense, DIME, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, military history, military intelligence, military reform, national security, non-state actors, social networks, social science, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war, warriors | Comments Off on A Pretty Big COIN

• WAR

May 24th, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, Failed State, gap, Geography, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, military history, non-state actors, pakistan, Perception, reading, tribes, vanity fair, war | 6 comments

• A New Bloghome

May 13th, 2010 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, authors, blogging, Blogroll, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, foreign policy, military, military history, non-state actors, social networks, social science, steven pressfield, tribes, war, warriors, Writing | 2 comments

• Kilcullen on COIN “Persistent-Presence” vs. “Repetitive Raiding”

May 7th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 9/11, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, anthropology, authors, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, Failed State, foreign policy, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, kilcullen, military, military reform, national security, non-state actors, primary loyalties, psychology, social science, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 10 comments

• COIN in the Korengal Valley – RESTREPO the Movie

May 2nd, 2010 by zen

Posted in 2010, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 9/11, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, extremists, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, movies, non-state actors, primary loyalties, security, state failure, Strategy and War, terrorism, tribes, veterans, war, warriors, youtube | Comments Off on COIN in the Korengal Valley – RESTREPO the Movie