Archive for the 'social science'

• “What You Need to Know, Not What You Want to Hear”

September 16th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, counterinsurgency, criminals, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, insurgency, intellectuals, Latin America, Mexico, military, national security, networks, non-state actors, primary loyalties, robert j. bunker, security, small wars journal, social science, state failure, swj blog, terrorism, theory, transnational criminal organization, war | 9 comments

• R2P is a Doctrine Designed to Strike Down the Hand that Wields It

September 3rd, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, America, analytic, diplomacy, diplomatic history, dystopia, europe, foreign policy, freedom, geopolitics, george kennan, government, ideas, intellectuals, legal, legitimacy, Liberalism, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, security, social science, strategy, Tactics, theory, Uncategorized | 22 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

• The Debate over the Influence and Extent of “Realism”

August 16th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, blogosphere, Blogroll, Collaboration, connectivity, conspiracy, democracy, dictator, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IR, legitimacy, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, Perception, philosophy, politics, scenario, social networks, social science, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Tactics, theory | 20 comments

• New Book: Storming the World Stage by Stephen Tankel

August 15th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, authors, book, CNAS, cultural intelligence, extremists, ideas, India, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, non-state actors, organizations, pakistan, primary loyalties, social science, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism | 4 comments