Archive for the 'ideas'

• Guest Post: Charles Cameron on Farrall and al-Masri

October 27th, 2009 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, al qaida, analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, extremists, IC, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islamic world, national security, non-state actors, state failure, strategy, synthesis, terrorism, theory | 17 comments

• One Tribe at a Time

October 26th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, Afghanistan, army, authors, COIN, counterinsurgency, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, small wars journal, state failure, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, terrorism, theory, tribes, war, warriors | 1 comment

• The Handbook of 5GW

October 25th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 5GW, authors, book, conspiracy, counterintuitive, extremists, fun, futurism, ideas, innovation, intellectuals, myth, Nimble Books, non-state actors, Perception, society, strategy, Strategy and War, superempowered individuals, tdaxp, theory, uncertainty, war | 1 comment

• Surfing the Google Wave

October 22nd, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, fun, google, ideas, networks, open-source, social networks, tech, web 2.0 | 3 comments

• The Incredible Shrinking State Department must Evolve or Die

October 15th, 2009 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, America, analytic, culture, DIME, diplomacy, Evolution, Failed State, federal budget, gap, geopolitics, government, hillary clinton, ideas, innovation, leadership, national security, non-state actors, obama, organizations, politics, public diplomacy, reform, state department, state failure, strategy | 11 comments