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Blue Balls: Artillerymen Wait for North Korea to Act Up

Blue Balls: Artillerymen Wait for North Korea to Act Up by Kevin Wilson [Editor's note: this article originally appeared in The Havok Journal in August 2017. It is republished as a companion article to Scott Faith's article: "Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea"] There are many military occupational … [Read more...]

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 originally posted in September of 2017, you remember, when it looked like we were going to go to war with North Korea? It's amazing how much difference a few years can make. ...maybe. _____ Media sources across the country are … [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...]

“Irate in the Caribbean”: US National Policy, Failing Close to Home

"Irate in the Caribbean": US National Policy, Failing Close to Home by Log Cinco A long time ago, probably measurable in geological time, I went to the range to qualify with my trusty M-16A1. Not the cool, short M4, no, that was years away from being fielded. I was a fair shot, actually, and there was something awesome about hitting all your targets. It gave me a sense of … [Read more...]

China Is About To Monkey Stomp the S#!t Out of Hong Kong. Here’s Why.

China Is About To Monkey Stomp the S#!t Out of Hong Kong. Here’s Why. by Scott Faith I love the term “monkey stomp.” It ranks right up there with "FUBAR," “SNAFU,” and “BOHICA" in terms of immediate relatability for just about any military veteran. And all of those terms--FUBAR, SNAFU, BOHICIA, and monky stomp--might apply to the current situation in Hong Kong. The urban … [Read more...]

Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of “CoExistence”

Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of "CoExistence" by Mike Kelvington Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in the Interdisciplinary College (IDC) at Herzilya, Israel. We're re-posting an excerpt here, I highly encourage you to read the … [Read more...]

The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology

The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology by Mike Kelvington   The disturbing news that invaded the homes of the western world, yet again, over the past 24 hours is more than an “inconvenient truth.” It was a terrorist attack conducted by another jihadist with the intent of harming innocent civilians celebrating their own independence on … [Read more...]