Archive for the 'foreign policy'

• The Debate over the Influence and Extent of “Realism”

August 16th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, analytic, blogosphere, Blogroll, Collaboration, connectivity, conspiracy, democracy, dictator, dystopia, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IR, legitimacy, national security, networks, non-state actors, organizations, Perception, philosophy, politics, scenario, social networks, social science, society, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, Tactics, theory | 20 comments

• Johnston, Gorka and the need for specialist knowledges

August 10th, 2011 by Charles Cameron

Posted in America, analytic, anthropology, Apocalyptic, army, blogosphere, Charles Cameron, cultural intelligence, diplomacy, extremists, foreign policy, historians, intelligence, islamic world, islamist, Mahdist, national security, Religion, strategy, Theology, Uncategorized | 25 comments

• Bing West on COIN and Afghanistan Strategy

August 2nd, 2011 by zen

Posted in Afghanistan, America, COIN, counterinsurgency, foreign policy, insurgency, leadership, military, military history, non-state actors, strategy, Strategy and War, swj blog, Tactics, terrorism, war | Comments Off on Bing West on COIN and Afghanistan Strategy

• Booksbooksbooksbooks….

August 1st, 2011 by zen

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, academia, America, analytic, authors, book, Clausewitzian, counterinsurgency, defense, DIME, Evolution, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, historians, historiography, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, iraq, islamic world, military, military history, national security, non-state actors, politics, reading, social science, SSI, steven metz, strategist, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, terrorism, The Project, theory, transnational criminal organization, tribes, war | 3 comments

• Possible Shifts in AfPak

July 12th, 2011 by zen

Posted in 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Afghanistan, America, analytic, barack obama, COIN, counterinsurgency, cultural intelligence, DIME, diplomacy, dystopia, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, history, India, insurgency, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, military, military history, mob, pakistan, Patterns, politics, scenario, soviet union, state failure, terrorism, tribes, war | 13 comments