January 21st, 2013 by zen
For those studying war, insurgency, irregulars or...
Read morePosted in academia, analytic, COIN, counterinsurgency, Foreign Internal Defense, foreign language, history, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military history, non-state actors, small wars journal, social science, state building, state failure, war | 3 comments
December 18th, 2012 by J.ScottShipman
Posted in 2012, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Boyd 2012, Clausewitzian, diplomatic history, education, Epistemology, Fred Leland, J. Scott Shipman, john boyd, law enforcement, maneuver warfare, metacognition, military history, military professionalism, military reform, military training & education, national security, navy, readers, recommended reading, small wars journal, social science, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Uncategorized, warriors | 8 comments
December 14th, 2012 by zen
The Violent Image by Neville BoltĀ Columbia...
Read morePosted in 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, Adaptability, analytic, authors, book, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, history, ideas, imaginal, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, military, military history, myth, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, organizations, Patterns, politics, reading, social media, social networks, social science, society, soft power, strategy, symbolism, Tactics, tech, terrorism, theory, visualization, war, warriors, web 2.0 | Comments Off on New Book: The Violent Image by Neville Bolt
December 12th, 2012 by zen
An excellent post from Adam Elkus –...
Read morePosted in A.E., analytic, blog-friends, blogosphere, Failed State, government, historians, history, ideas, intellectuals, IR, markets, military, military history, national security, network theory, networks, non-state actors, Patterns, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, revolution, security, social networks, social science, society, state building, state failure, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, uncertainty, war | 10 comments
December 10th, 2012 by zen
A few comments on the article by Lt. Col. Jill...
Read morePosted in 21st century, blogosphere, classics, Clausewitzian, complexity, contemplative, counterpoint, debate, defense, definitions, Epistemology, feedback, fisking, globalization, ideas, intellectuals, international law, military, military history, philosophy, small wars journal, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, theory, war | 8 comments