Archive for the 'Failed State'

• Warlords Revisited

July 23rd, 2012 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, book, criminals, culture, dystopia, Failed State, fiction, history, military, military history, myth, reading, society, state failure, steven pressfield, story, terrorism, transnational criminal organization, tribes, Uncategorized, Vietnam War, war, warriors | 6 comments

• The Twilight War—a review

July 23rd, 2012 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 9/11, academia, ahmadinejad, al qaida, America, Apocalyptic, Arab Spring, barack obama, diplomacy, diplomatic history, elections, Failed State, foreign policy, Hamas, hezbollah, history, international law, iran, iraq, J. Scott Shipman, military, military history, military intelligence, national security, natiuon-building, navy, politics, propaganda, recommended reading, security, state building, state department, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, Uncategorized, war | 6 comments

• William Lind on the Taliban’s Operational Art

June 29th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, analytic, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, culture, Failed State, Foreign Internal Defense, foreign policy, insurgency, intellectuals, ISAF, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, Patterns, security, state building, state failure, strategy, Tactics, Taliban, theory, tribes, war | 13 comments

• A House of Horrors for Autistic Children but Cash for Democratic Pols

June 4th, 2012 by zen

Posted in #FAIL, Creepy-state, democratic party, dystopia, education, extremists, Failed State, government, international law, justice, newshoggers, organizations, state terrorism, torture, totalitarianism | 3 comments

• Supporting Our Troops by Treating them as Children and Drunkards

March 16th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Character, Creepy-state, democratic party, Failed State, fisking, government, military, navy, obama, Oligarchy, politics, state failure, warriors | 10 comments