Archive for the 'Tactics'

• The Human Face of War, a second review

November 16th, 2011 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 21st century, army, Clausewitzian, complex systems, J. Scott Shipman, john boyd, leadership, military, military reform, national security, recommended reading, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, synthesis, Tactics, Uncategorized, uncertainty, war, warriors, Zen | 9 comments

• Jihad for all Seasons: Review of Storming the World Stage (in PRAGATI)

November 10th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, academia, analytic, authors, book, extremists, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, illegal combatants, India, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, media, non-state actors, organizations, pakistan, primary loyalties, security, state terrorism, Tactics, terrorism, transnational criminal organization | 7 comments

• STRATFOR on Anonymous vs. The Zetas

November 3rd, 2011 by zen

Posted in 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 5GW, analytic, Cyberwar, extremists, futurism, gangs, IO, Mexico, non-state actors, organizations, Stratfor, Tactics, war | 2 comments

• Observations from the Pointy-End

October 31st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, blogging, blogosphere, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, ideas, insurgency, military, Perception, security, Tactics, terrain, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• The Myth of British Counterinsurgency?

October 30th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 21st century, academia, analytic, army, britain, COIN, cold war, counterinsurgency, counterpoint, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, military, military reform, myth, Perception, reform, SSI, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war | 3 comments