Archive for June, 2010

• Book Review: The Human Factor

June 18th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, authors, book, CIA, DIME, dystopia, Failed State, government, IC, ideas, intelligence, national security, organizations, politics, reform, security, state failure | 4 comments

• Cameron on “A Translation of Abu Walid al-Masri’s Reply”

June 17th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, academia, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, arab world, bin laden, Charles Cameron, connectivity, cultural intelligence, feedback, foreign language, framing, history, ideas, insurgency, intellectuals, IO, islam.insurgency, islamic world, islamist, linguistics, mideast, non-state actors, OSINT, pakistan, Perception, philosophy, politics, primary loyalties, propaganda, public diplomacy, Religion, strategist, terrorism, war, warriors, web 2.0 | 18 comments

• John Robb at BoingBoing

June 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 21st century, 4GW, 5GW, America, analytic, authors, brave new war, complex systems, dystopia, economics, Evolution, Failed State, ideas, innovation, insurgency, intellectuals, john robb, legitimacy, Mexico, national security, non-state actors, open-source, resilience, robb, security, society, superempowered individuals, theory, transnational criminal organization, Viral, war, warriors | 9 comments

• A Completely Insane Juxtaposition…..

June 15th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, art, COIN, counterinsurgency, creativity, fun, humor, youtube | 1 comment

• Rogue State Pakistan

June 14th, 2010 by zen

Posted in 4GW, Afghanistan, al qaida, America, analytic, CIA, cognitive goods, counterinsurgency, extremists, Failed State, foreign policy, geopolitics, government, IC, India, insurgency, islamic world, islamist, leadership, military, national security, newshoggers, non-state actors, pakistan, politics, pundita, risk, security, state failure, state terrorism, strategy, terrorism, tribes, war | 17 comments