April 19th, 2013 by zen
Another installment of Octavian Manea’s...
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February 18th, 2013 by zen
Intriguing and vigorously argued piece by Adam...
Read morePosted in A.E., academia, blog-friends, blogging, blogosphere, CNAS, debate, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, politics, social science, society, theory | Comments Off on Elkus on Policy Relevance
February 16th, 2013 by zen
John is en fuego today: Life in a Networked Age...
Read morePosted in dystopia, economic determinism, economics, futurism, globalization, ideas, intellectuals, john robb, network theory, networks, non-state actors, open-source, robb, social networks, social science, society, theory | 3 comments
January 25th, 2013 by zen
The Center for Combating Terrorism at West Point...
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January 23rd, 2013 by zen
Small Wars Journal has published another edition...
Read morePosted in 4GW, academia, army, china, COIN, counterinsurgency, Failed State, Hybrid War, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, Mao ZeDong, military, military history, model, politics, psychology, revolution, security, small wars journal, social science, state failure, theory, war | 3 comments