Rule #1: “Power is not what you believe you have, or what others believe you have, it is only what you can afford to expend.” Control of the means Continue Reading
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Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, from the late 1700s through the early 1800s, was incidental, if not intentioned, the result of the Treaties of Münster and Continue Reading
The U.S. No Longer Leads the Free World–It Administrates It
____________________ "I think Zelenskyy is now a superhero for many of us. It's incredible because he- he (sp) is a lawyer by profession, then he Continue Reading
The Warriors Left Behind Continue to Fight for Afghanistan
by Crystal Bayat My mother tells me that on the occasion of my birth, our house was gripped by grief, a thick and heavy sorrow. She was 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
Attack in the Donbas: Putin’s Waterloo?
by a former Special Forces Officer Destruction by Russian forces in Ukraine “Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is Continue Reading
We Don’t Talk About the Women of Afghanistan
We don’t talk about the women of Afghanistan oh, no, no, no! We don’t talk about the women- But! It was August 30th August 30, 2021 It was Continue Reading
Select the Best Person for the Job Regardless of What Genitals They Have
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 21, 2021. _______________ I read an article about how the United Nations (UN) is failing women Continue Reading
Edging Toward War
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on April 4, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. ________________ “I Continue Reading
Transnistria: The linchpin in Putin’s New Iron Curtain?
Statue of Lenin in front of the building of the Transnistria government. Photo: Katarzyna Rybarczyk by a Former Special Forces 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
Clausewitzian Thought in the Modern Age of Competition with China and Russia
The relevance of Carl von Clausewitz's theory of war continues to endure in the face of tensions between the U.S. and its allies on the one hand, and Continue Reading