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
Diplomacy
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
MIDLIFE Crisis: There’s More to “National Power” Than “.mil”
MIDLIFE Crisis: There’s More to “National Power” Than “.mil” by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Faint Introduction "You must know something about Continue Reading
Killing Qassem Soleimani Didn’t Escalate Anything
Killing Qassem Soleimani Didn’t Escalate Anything by J.E. McCollough I realize the history of U.S.-Iran relations isn’t something taught in high Continue Reading
Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea
Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea by Scott Faith Editor's Note: This article was Continue Reading
What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement?
What’s Wrong with Huawei Seeking $1 Billion from Verizon for Patent Infringement? by Matt Trevathan I disembarked my plane to fill my lungs with Continue Reading
American Murdered By Knife-Wielding Terrorist In Israel Was Former Army Officer, West Point Grad
Three years ago yesterday, major news outlets reported that American graduate student from Vanderbilt University vacationing in Israel was murdered by Continue Reading
New Years Resolution for U.S. Foreign Policy
This piece was written at the beginning of 2017. Are we seeing much change with the current administration? Over the past nine years, the U.S. Continue Reading
“Roofied” in Russia: US Diplomats Drugged at St. Petersburg Party
"Roofied" in Russia: US Diplomats Drugged at St. Petersburg Party by Scott Faith It's no secret that US/Russia relations have been taking a Continue Reading
Old Marines Return to Cuba to See Old Glory’s Historic Return
Only one short year ago, the flag of the United States flew over the American embassy in Havana, Cuba for the first time since January Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Speech: A Former Special Forces Soldier’s View
On Wednesday, billionaire and Presidential Candidate Donald Trump gave his first foreign policy speech on live television. I never touted political Continue Reading
Reports of Veterans Missing All Along the Gulf Coast: Is Cuba To Blame?
By Mike Hock What started out as a crazy rumor is now beginning to now look like a serious story in the making. For the past few months there have Continue Reading