Archive for the 'barack obama'

• The Wrath of Kahn

May 13th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, arms control, authors, barack obama, book, defense, deterrence, foreign policy, ideas, intellectuals, national security, nuclear, strategist, strategy, theory, war | 22 comments

• The First 100 Days and Threats in the Age of Obama

April 30th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, authors, barack obama, book | 2 comments

• Excess Complexity is the Route to Extinction

April 10th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, America, analytic, authors, barack obama, black swans, complex systems, complexity, connectivity, economics, globalization, government, ideas, intellectuals, markets, network theory, obama, physics, politics, reform, resilience, science, society, theory | 22 comments

• A Mexican Standoff with Reality

March 29th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, analytic, barack obama, bill richardson, COIN, counterinsurgency, criminals, Failed State, futurism, gangs, global guerillas, insurgency, intelligence, Mexico, military, national security, non-state actors, politics, public diplomacy, scenario, security, state failure, strategy, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, uncertainty | 37 comments

• The Somalia Next Door

March 13th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, America, barack obama, COIN, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, gangs, global guerillas, insurgency, Mexico, national security, politics | 7 comments