"Today is September 12, 2001." With September 11, 2001 far behind us, a new school year beginning, and the anniversary of the attacks on 9/11, my Continue Reading
Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”
Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute Continue Reading
Saudi Women and the War on Terror
In the masculine-driven nation of Saudi Arabia, women are subordinate to men and the state, yet, in the eyes of both, they serve an important role Continue Reading
Importing the Muslim Brotherhood: Creation of the “Sahwa” in Saudi Arabia
A movement known as the Islamic Awakening (al-Sahwa al-Islamiyya) or Sahwa quickly established itself as a counter-culture to the religious Continue Reading
National Identity Crisis in the Gulf States? A Puzzle for the Future
In reading a chapter titled, “The Oil-Driven Nation-Building of the Gulf States After the Second World War” from The Emergence of the Gulf States, I Continue Reading
Carry On Wayward Veteran
This first appeared in The Havok Journal in February 2017. For the past 18 months, I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to “unplug” from the operational Continue Reading
Hillbilly Eulogy: A Farewell to Pap
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on January 31, 2021. _____________ My grandfather, Richard Glagola, or “Pap Paw” as I knew him, passed Continue Reading
Interview with MOH Recipient Captain (Ret) Flo Groberg: Pt. 3, “Courier Of Honor”
This is the third and final installment of our interview with Medal of Honor recipient Florent "Flo" Groberg. You can read the second installment Continue Reading
Interview with MOH Recipient Captain (Ret) Flo Groberg: Pt. 2, “In The Moment”
Editor's Note: This is the second installment of our interview with Medal of Honor recipient Florent "Flo" Groberg. You can start the series from the Continue Reading
Interview with MOH Recipient Captain (Ret) Flo Groberg: Pt. 1, “The Early Years”
Abbreviated biography of Medal of Honor recipient Florent "Flo" Groberg, US Army (Ret.): Captain Florent "Flo" Groberg (US Army, Retired) was born in Continue Reading
Remember the Holiday Stromboli
An unorthodox meal for the Christmas season, and one I haven’t made for a while. Long before there were 4 kids, over a dozen deployments, Continue Reading
The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on July 15, 2016. The topics discussed remain just as relevant today. ___ The disturbing news that Continue Reading