Why fight wars at all? We lose lives and treasure even if we win. Those who survive are haunted by the violence and the price they paid; whether they Continue Reading
Defense
The “Poor Game” of the Modern U.S. Way of War
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 23, 2014. The modern U.S. military is preoccupied with non-military goals and is hobbled by Continue Reading
“Never Forget”: Rising Up to Call Genocide ‘Genocide’
I’ll never forget standing outside the gates of the Mauthausen concentration camp to tour the prison camp at noontime. The tour guards said, “We’re Continue Reading
Why the Islamic State Hates Shrines and Kills Those Who Worship There
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 23, 2019. On 16 February 2017, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device that killed at least Continue Reading
Weaponizing the Influencers: Strategy in a Time of “COVID”
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 20, 2020. What do you think a year later? What if I told you I could hamstring the world’s top Continue Reading
4 Things to Know About the Way of the World
People think that the world is a complicated place. It's not. What's happening on the world stage makes perfect sense. You just need to understand Continue Reading
Carry On Wayward Veteran
This first appeared in The Havok Journal in February 2017. For the past 18 months, I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to “unplug” from the Continue Reading
The North Korean Problem: “Leadership” by Herd Mentality
It is ironic that political leaders in the United States imagine that negotiations will solve a problem when we have had 60 years of North Korean Continue Reading
EMPs Don’t Work Like That
EMPs Don't Work Like That by Kevin Wilson The Electromagnetic Pulse, or EMP, has something of a mythical status in science fiction as the Continue Reading
The “If” and “When” of Tactical Training
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, Continue Reading
Muslim Veterans Speak Out, Part 7: Words as Warfare
This first appeared in The Havok Journal in January 2017. Author's Note: When it comes to terrorism, U.S. foreign policy and military operations, the Continue Reading
Your Silence is Deafening: A Message to the Army’s Senior Leaders
At the time of this writing, it has been four days since protestors broke into the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Over 96 hours, Continue Reading
