Geopolitics: How Maps Help Us Understand History, Predict the Future, and Go Beyond Politics by Brian Miller This article was originally published in ammo.com, and is republished here with the author's permission. “It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.” ~ Henry Kissinger American students are … [Read more...]
If You Say You Miss September 12th, 2001, You’re a Shortsighted A–hole
If You Say You Miss September 12th, 2001, You’re a Shortsighted A--hole by John Chandler I always forget about September 11, 2001 until September 11, 2001. The specifics I mean. There’s always reminders and stories on social media and something goes viral and makes the rounds on social media. This year it was iPhone alarms for the planes hitting, which I thought was clever. … [Read more...]
The Failed War on Drugs
The Failed War on Drugs by James A. Gagliano It is difficult to write these words. But the War on Drugs has been a colossal failure. Recently reflecting on my own participation in this war, as a retired federal agent who was assigned to several counter-narcotics units with the FBI and NYPD during a 25-year law enforcement career, I recently stumbled upon a reckoning. … [Read more...]
Blood and Money, and 3 Reasons Why Palestinian “Pay for Slay” is Here to Stay
Blood and Money, and 3 Reasons Why Palestinian "Pay for Slay" is Here to Stay by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Faint This article was first published by West Point's Modern War Institute in August 2019 and is re-posted here with the permission of the original author. _____ In the Israel/Palestine conflict there are several complex and intractable issues. These include, … [Read more...]
No, Really, What the F#$k is Wrong with the Navy’s Criminal Investigation Service?
No, Really, What the F#$k is Wrong with the Navy's Criminal Investigation Service? by Kevin Wilson This article was first published in August of 2019. Are things better now? The military is built on rules. Hundreds of the things. There are rules governing everything from how often one should shower in austere conditions to how latrines should be dug in the field to what … [Read more...]
Babies and Bathwater: Don’t Throw Away Your Country for Sins of the Past
Babies and Bathwater: Don't Throw Away Your Country for Sins of the Past by Dave Chamberlin I had a dream last night where I was walking down a street lined with average American homes. As I passed one home, I saw a naked baby crying in a puddle in the lawn just outside the front door, which I found to be very perplexing. And then I passed another, then another. Then I … [Read more...]
China Will Eventually Enter the War on Terror. Don’t Expect It To Be on Our Side.
China Will Eventually Enter the War on Terror. Don't Expect It To Be on Our Side. By Dan Taub By now, everyone who follows the fight against terrorism will know that there was an unsuccessful VBIED attack in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in which a suicide bomber attempted to ram the embassy gates before detonating. This attack fortunately only managed to kill one person – the … [Read more...]
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech
Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech By Kevin Wilson I have a confession to make: I despise Nazis. I’m not talking about Nazi as defined by Antifa. I’m talking the actual National Socialists, the bastards that shot my grandpappy in the head in the Battle of the Bulge. Throughout the course of history, it’s harder to find a group of people that can more easily be defined as evil, … [Read more...]
Window into War: Treating (and Meeting) Wounded Syrian Combatants…in Israel
Window into War: Treating (and Meeting) Wounded Syrian Combatants…in Israel by Charles Faint This article was first published by the Modern War Institute at West Point and is reposted here with the permission of the original author. This article first appeared in The Havok Journal 15 August 2018. _____ From a safe vantage point in the Golan Heights near … [Read more...]
Russia Hacking Considerations
Russia Hacking Considerations by Matt James Editor's Note: This article first appeared in The Havok Journal in August 2017. Given what's going on in our country right now, it seems appropriate to republish it. The media’s craze surrounding possible Russian interference with the U.S. election through hacking isn’t going away anytime soon. Though the hype is primarily … [Read more...]
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