Archive for 2009

• 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

• Recommended Reading

October 26th, 2009 by zen

Posted in recommended reading | 4 comments

• 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

• Pondering the Pasdaran

October 23rd, 2009 by zen

Posted in academia, analogy, analytic, basij, david ronfeldt, foreign policy, iran, islamist, national security, pasdaran | 11 comments