Archive for August, 2012

• Rethinking Fortification

August 13th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, Adaptability, culture, Design, drones, dystopia, futurism, ideas, john robb, robotics, scenario, security, society, Tactics, theory, threat, Uncategorized | 8 comments

• My early “close reading” of Nidal Hasan’s .ppt reposted

August 13th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Charles Cameron, daveed gartenstein-ross, extremists, small wars journal, terrorism, Uncategorized | Comments Off on My early “close reading” of Nidal Hasan’s .ppt reposted

• Judaism, Islam and the death penalty

August 12th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in complex systems, Islam, judaism, legal, sharia, tibet, torah, Uncategorized | 1 comment

• Pew on the prevalence of Mahdism — take heed!

August 12th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, christianity, extremists, foreign policy, iran, Islam, islamist, Israel, judaism, Mahdist, prophecy, psychology, recommended reading, scriptures, shia, turkey, Uncategorized | 15 comments

• State Failure is the Child of Oligarchy

August 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, culture, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, Evolution, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, social science, society, state failure, theory | 1 comment