by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub Ninety-nine red balloonsFloating in the summer skyPanic bells, it's red alert!There's something here from Continue Reading
National Security
America’s Warrior Diplomats: The Defense Attaché Service
by a former Special Forces Officer “As in all conflicts, success will depend on our ability to adapt…” -David Kilcullen _____________ As Continue Reading
Wield a Big Stick to Speak More Softly and Be Heard More Loudly
Most Americans attribute the contrasting foreign policy and national security strategies between former Presidents Trump and Obama and the current Continue Reading
Narco-Terrorism and the Criminal Insurgency: Mexican Drug Cartels
The arrests of Ovidio Guzmán López, eldest son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, in 2019 and again in January 2023 bring the topic of designating Continue Reading
An Eye in the Sky and Millions on the Ground
A Chinese surveillance balloon has dominated everyone’s news feeds for the last several days, but there is more to this story than is being reported. Continue Reading
The “If” and “When” of Tactical Training
by Scott Cee With the new year starting and people starting to look at their training plans for the year, let's briefly discuss two of the types of Continue Reading
What Makes a Terrorist?
Radicalization into violent extremist ideologies typically results from real or perceived injustices, exclusion, limitations, restrictions, or Continue Reading
U.S. National Security and MS-13: Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear
Freedom from want and freedom from fear are the two primary motivators for migration tied directly to the foundational principles of human security Continue Reading
What it Means to be an Enemy of the State
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub “Conspiracy theorists of the world unite.” 1998 - Enemy of the State The movie Enemy of the Continue Reading
The Ranger Way: Earning My Combat Scroll
by James Webb It was my 3rd mission that I bagged my first bad guy. Right out of the bird, I knew we were running up to the top of a hill and just Continue Reading
Global Security Through a Gender Lens
Decision-makers must consider numerous social, cultural, and other identity elements and divisions to understand how each plays into human security Continue Reading
Understanding National Security Using Emotional Intelligence Principles
In the private security sector, emotional intelligence is vital on several fronts. We often have to deal with agitated or irrational people. A firm Continue Reading
