Archive for the 'Tactics'

• Is 4GW Dead?: Point-Counterpoint and Commentary

May 28th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, academia, analytic, brave new war, chet richards, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, criminals, dni, dystopia, fabius maximus, Failed State, geopolitics, government, hammes, history, Hybrid War, ideas, illegal combatants, insurgency, intellectuals, john boyd, john robb, legitimacy, military, military history, narcoterror, national security, non-state actors, organizations, politics, primary loyalties, society, state building, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, tribes, war | 28 comments

• Two Readings, and If You Read It, Why Not Review It?

May 23rd, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, America, asymmetric, book, defense, deterrence, Falklands War, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military reform, navy, Network-centric Warfare, recommended reading, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, warriors | 18 comments

• Elkus on Mad Dogs and Military History

May 10th, 2013 by zen

Posted in A.E., academia, analytic, ancient history, book, historians, history, intellectuals, military, military history, politics, reading, social science, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, war, warriors | 12 comments

• E.O. Wilson on the Evolutionary Origin of Creativity and Art

April 4th, 2013 by zen

Posted in academia, Adaptability, analytic, art, change, cognition, contemplative, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, culture, dreams, e.o.wilson, europe, Evolution, ideas, imaginal, intellectuals, intelligence, nature, nuance / subtlety, Patterns, philosophy, Prehistoric, science, society, sociobiology, Stigmergy, stochastic, Tactics, theory | 16 comments

• The White Paper and its Critics

February 11th, 2013 by zen

Posted in 2013, 21st century, academia, Air Force, al qaida, America, analytic, CIA, counterterrorism, debate, defense, democracy, drones, foreign policy, framing, government, history, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, intelligence, international law, law enforcement, legal, legitimacy, military, national security, non-state actors, politics, SCOTUS, security, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war | 14 comments