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Warrior’s Guilt
By adolescence, I viewed death as a rapidly approaching inevitability. I viewed my life’s value in its destruction. I sought only an honorable end, Continue Reading
Combat Vets: On Carrying Violence Over into Civilian Life
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta's blog, "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Day After We Forgot
The skies were empty. It was calm, savagely serene. There was an ominous foreboding in the wind. None of us knew what to do, but we knew nothing would Continue Reading
When Strategy Becomes Power
In a previous article, I broke down the National Security Strategy (NSS), which serves as the document that sets the President’s vision for America’s Continue Reading
Beyond the Classroom Door
"When is she going to be here?" That was Asher's endlessly repeated question on Friday. Asher and his kindergarten classmates had Friday off from Continue Reading
The Alliance of Cowards
There is nothing quite as moving as the modern Western alliance in action, if by “in action” you mean standing in a tasteful semicircle, issuing Continue Reading
Are We Not Going to Talk About the Chinese Biolabs in Las Vegas?
Last week, a quiet residential street in northeast Las Vegas became the focus of a federal investigation with national security implications. Law Continue Reading
When Humanity Goes Quiet
Editor’s note: Citation superscripts have been removed to align with The Havok Journal’s formatting. Full references remain listed at the Continue Reading
A Map of Time
A New Type of Map Sometimes a new perspective of an old map will help to identify unseen avenues of approach. After all, there are 7 common maps to Continue Reading
Key Troubleshooting Tips for Every Step in Western Blotting
Have you ever struggled with getting clear, reliable results from your Western blot experiments? Western blotting is a widely used technique that Continue Reading
Southern Spear and the War on Narco-Terror
For years, Americans have watched the southern border crisis unfold like a slow-motion national security failure. Drugs poured in. Cartels grew Continue Reading