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Diplomacy
The Importance of Public Relations in Government: Building Trust and Transparency
Political communication and marketing, as well as government and organizational communication, and public administration, are among the Continue Reading
A Vietnam Vet’s Perspective on “No Capability” to Pull Our People Out
by Carl Wells This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 22, 2021. I've seen a bunch of content/comments about the SecDef/CJCOS comments Continue Reading
Why We Don’t (Shouldn’t*) Negotiate with Terrorists
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 3, 2014. The majority of the talk surrounding the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl has been in Continue Reading
Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, from the late 1700s through the early 1800s, was incidental, if not intentioned, the result of the Treaties of Münster and Continue Reading
An American Diplomat: A “Better” Life
by Donna Hernandez Donna Hernandez is a Consular Officer for the U.S. Department of State. This is the story of how she got there. _____ My Continue Reading
The First Rule of Foreign Policy: Know Thy Enemy
"Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your Continue Reading
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel
This article first appeared in The Havok Journal on June 21, 2015. If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you Continue Reading
Ulama in the Kingdom: Useful Pawns or Strategic Partners?
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 19, 2017. Prior to reading portions of Nabil Mouline’s The Clerics of Islam I did not see the ulama, Continue Reading
U.S. Policy in the Western Hemisphere: a “Hole of Government” Approach
by LogCinco Since the 1980s, the Government of the United States of America has been asleep at the switch. Not everyone, of course: there are Continue Reading
Assessing Trust in the Afghan Peace Deal
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 9, 2020. The subject remains a relevant issue today. Trust. It’s a mysterious term and rarely Continue Reading
Unconventional Warfare, Venture Capital Style
The single greatest threat to American interests in all those places around the globe where we put ourselves in harm’s way is the extensive pool of Continue Reading