May 24th, 2011 by zen
Aaron Ellis of Egremont alerted me to this story...
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May 18th, 2011 by zen
J. Scott Shipman, the owner of a boutique...
Read morePosted in 20th century, 21st century, 3 gen gangs, 4GW, africa, analytic, authors, book, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, gap, government, ideas, insurgency, J. Scott Shipman, non-state actors, primary loyalties, reading, state failure, tribes, war, warriors | Comments Off on Guest Post: Shipman Reviews Dancing in the Glory of Monsters by Jason K. Stearns
May 10th, 2011 by zen
Adam reminds us that punitive raiding is...
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May 8th, 2011 by Charles Cameron
Posted in al qaida, analytic, bin laden, Charles Cameron, chicago boyz, complexity, foreign policy, national security, pakistan, propaganda, psychology, public diplomacy, ronald reagan, Uncategorized, uncertainty | 2 comments
May 6th, 2011 by zen
As Pakistan’s corrupt military-feudal...
Read morePosted in 4GW, 5GW, al qaida, America, criminals, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, government, islamic world, islamist, military, national security, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, pundita, strategy, terrorism, war | 5 comments