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The “Operational Code” and Political Decision-Making
“Do not correct a fool, or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.” - Unknown “Tell me how you will measure me, and then Continue Reading
The First Rule of Foreign Policy: Know Thy Enemy
"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your Continue Reading
On Fearmongering and Overreaction
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on December 27, 2016. The topic discussed remains just as relevant today. _______________ You know, when Continue Reading
Move Over State Department, DoD Shapes Foreign Policy
by an anonymous former Special Forces Officer “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” -Benjamin Franklin _________ Has the Continue Reading
“Irate in the Caribbean”: US National Policy, Failing Close to Home
"Irate in the Caribbean": US National Policy, Failing Close to Home by Log Cinco A long time ago, probably measurable in geological time, I went Continue Reading
New Years Resolution for U.S. Foreign Policy
This piece was written at the beginning of 2017. Are we seeing much change with the current administration? Over the past nine years, the U.S. Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech: A Former Special Forces Soldier’s View
On Wednesday, billionaire and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump gave his first foreign policy speech on live television. I never touted political Continue Reading