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5 Best Schools Worldwide with MA Programs in Security Studies

Best Schools Worldwide with MA Programs in Security Studies If you have a bachelor’s degree and some work experience in all things connected with security, you can take your career to the next level by acquiring a MA in security studies. Security studies is a rather broad, interdisciplinary academic field. It is a part of an even broader field of international relations. … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3) by Loren Schofield Editor's Note:  This is the third of a three-part series on this subject. Make sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 in order to have a full sense of this story. _____ Most Dangerous Course of Action (MDCOA) Take Out the Power Grid Is it a realistic and legitimate threat, or conspiracy … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2) by  Loren Schofield Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series.  Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 3 in order to have a full sense of this article. _____ Type of Attack: Organized State/Non-State Sponsored Attack The list of enemies of the United States is a long one, and many, if the … [Read more...]

A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1)

A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1) This is Part 1 of a three-part series by former Special Forces soldier Loren Schofield. ____ As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (18 Fox), it is part of the job to understand the enemy and learn everything you can about him so you can try to predict what they will do. Part of this is playing Red Team … [Read more...]

Self-Destructive Ideologies Clash in Portland, Everyone Loses

Self-Destructive Ideologies Clash in Portland, Everyone Loses by Wade Garrett This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on 24 August, 2019.  It's a shame that this violence and lawlessness continues to intensify in such a beautiful and vibrant city.   It’s a sad day for America whenever civil discourse becomes so uncivil it must be arbitrated by a police … [Read more...]

Whose Freedom at What Price?

Whose Freedom at What Price? by Dave Chamberlin It seems that a huge percentage of the U.S. population believes that they should have a right to know everything about everything, as long as it's a secret. Tell them that they aren't allowed to know what goes on at "Area 51" and they will go totally apoplectic trying to find out. Just look at the last years "Storm Area 51" … [Read more...]

SpecOps Doc: It’s Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15

SpecOps Doc: It's Better to Get Shot with an AK-47 Than an M4/AR-15 by Dan Pronk Editor's Note: Dr. Dan Pronk is an Australian medical doctor who spent much of his time in the Australian Army assigned to Special Operations units.  This article first appeared in the TacMed blog, and later in several other blogs, and is re-posted here with the permission of the original … [Read more...]

Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”

Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of "Co-Existence" by Mike Kelvington Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in the Interdisciplinary College (IDC) at Herzilya, Israel. We're re-posting an excerpt here, I highly encourage you to read the … [Read more...]

Martyrdom and Modern Mobilization: Jane McCrae and the Battle of Saratoga

Martyrdom and Modern Mobilization: Jane McCrae and the Battle of Saratoga by Major Steve Ferenzi This article was originally published by West Point's Modern War Institute. _____ Historians consider the Battle of Saratoga one of the fifteen most decisive battles in world history and a turning point in the American War of Independence. As the fireworks, parades, and … [Read more...]