By Dr. Samantha Case, Clinical Psychologist If you have participated in a combat tour, your primary orientation to the world has likely changed. Continue Reading
The Whiplash Doctrine: America’s Signals in a Hot World
By Calder M. Serba There’s a particular kind of quiet that exists just inside a perimeter fence. Not peace. Not safety. Something thinner than Continue Reading
Combat Guilt, Forgiveness, and Mercy
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
A ‘Hallmark Christmas’ movie in Iraq
By Patrick Seaman It’s Christmas time, and like many people, I’m looking forward to time with family and friends, and celebrating various Continue Reading
Iran and the World: A Defining Crossroads
By Sheema Kalbasi Available reporting indicates protesters’ demands in Iran have shifted decisively from economic grievances and reformist appeals Continue Reading
Why I Spent a Year Plus of My Life Working on a Movie Called “SHEEPDOG”
By Amy K. MitchellWhen I served as the communications director for the U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee back in 2012, we held a hearing that has Continue Reading
Hell in Helmand
The following is an excerpt from: Visual Friendlies, Tally Target Volume II: Surges (Chapter 16 – Few Among “The Few”)”; Casemate Publishers (April Continue Reading
The Masks We Wear: An SF Soldier Speaks Out
by Joshua Thompson, US Army, Special Forces If I were to tell you that the brain is the most complicated organ in our body, would you believe me? Continue Reading
Dear Veteran, Why We Forget You
by Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
Meet The Standard, Not Your Opinion
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Just like facts do not care about your opinion, a standard of performance does not care who you are but Continue Reading
Energy Diplomacy | How a Pollution Tariff Could Deliver Results for the United States
By Amy K. Mitchell Energy policy discourse, once regarded only for the most wonkish or ideological among us, is mainstream again. After years of Continue Reading
Noise Pollution, Sleep Disruption, and Operational Risk in the Fire Service
By Robert Sweetman Abstract Firefighters operate in safety-sensitive environments that demand rapid cognition, emotional regulation, and Continue Reading