March 25th, 2016 by zen
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March 19th, 2016 by zen
Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, 5GW, Clausewitzian, COIN, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, Hybrid War, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, Lynn C. Rees, military, military history, military training & education, Militia, non-state actors, Patterns, Perception, politics, primary loyalties, robert j. bunker, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, theory, war, warriors | 2 comments
February 14th, 2016 by zen
Posted in 21st century, Afghanistan, anthropology, COIN, cultural intelligence, culture, defense, expertise, guest post, Human Terrain System, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, military, military contractor, military training & education, national security, organizations, politics, Questions, social science, state department, state failure | 9 comments
December 28th, 2015 by zen
Posted in America 3.0, authors, blogosphere, book, fiction, historians, historiography, history, ideas, krusten, lexington green, military history, nixon, politics, reader response, readers, reading | 13 comments
November 10th, 2015 by zen
Posted in 2015, 21st century, culture, DEF, DEF 2015, DEF2015, defense, fun, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, leadership, military, military contractor, military professionalism, military reform | 4 comments