Archive for the 'Strategy and War'

• New Book: Mission Revolution by Jennifer Morrison Taw

September 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, Afghanistan, africa, al qaida, America, analytic, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, defense, DIME, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, IR, iraq, military, military contractor, military history, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, national security, non-state actors, politics, revolution, security, state building, state department, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, system administration, Tactics, theory, war | 10 comments

• Bassford’s Dynamic Trinitarianism Part I.

September 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analogy, analytic, Clausewitzian, historians, historiography, history, ideas, intellectuals, Perception, philosophy, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, Uncategorized, war | 10 comments

• Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command, The Classic Works of Alfred Thayer Mahan Reconsidered, a review

September 4th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Adaptability, Alfred Thayer Mahan, anglosphere, Clausewitzian, cognition, consilience, core, defense, diplomatic history, education, geopolitics, globalization, insight, intelligence, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military training & education, navy, politics, recommended reading, security, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, theory | 10 comments

• Kelly Vlahos Spoons John Nagl Over COIN

September 3rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 21st century, Afghanistan, analytic, blogosphere, CNAS, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, defense, fisking, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, national security, politics, Strategy and War | 26 comments

• The First Battle — a review

August 24th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, Adaptability, America, asia, blog-friends, history, insurgency, J. Scott Shipman, military, state building, Strategy and War, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 8 comments