by an anonymous former Special Forces officer Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.-Harri Continue Reading
International
Cold War: Smallpox Eradication and the Biological Weapons Race
by Adam Bardaro In 1974 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) poured their efforts into Continue Reading
Military Actions in the 21st Century Will Defined by Ambiguity
by an anonymous former Special Operations officer “Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult” -Carl von Continue Reading
Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and our Failure in Afghanistan
by William Tetzlaff Success for an insurgency is winning over the people. This has been true from Washington having 90% of the colonies' people Continue Reading
Afghanistan: We Give You Our Dead, You Give Them Their Meaning
I write this today, not as an individual, but as a Veteran of the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq. I’ve been monitoring reactions on social media and Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 27: Why Should We Still Care about Afghanistan?
We don’t want to bang the drum about Afghanistan to the point it is just white noise. And we have a lot of great guests and a lot of great subjects Continue Reading
A UK Soldier Goes to War
by Justin “Jud” Haywood This originally appeared in Vocal.Media as "Desert Meanderings" in May 2021. It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
The Long Walk Home: How Does the U.S. Evacuate Those Left Behind in Afghanistan?
How Does the U.S. Evacuate Those Left Behind in Afghanistan? The U.S. and its NATO allies will have completed their military withdrawal from Continue Reading
Fear, Honor, and Interest: Calculus in an Israeli Strike against Iran
by an anonymous former Special Forces Officer “To aim and to hit, you need one eye only, and one good finger.” -Moche Continue Reading
“If you kill me, I will be resurrected in my people”
This first appeared in Frank’s blog on October 28, 2019, as "Si Me Matan." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
I Am a Million Voices
Illustration by Anna Trevathan Inspired by Crystal Bayat _________ I am a million voices. The voices of scared Afghan women whose dreams Continue Reading
Move Over State Department, DoD Shapes Foreign Policy
by an anonymous former Special Forces Officer “Distrust and caution are the parents of security.” -Benjamin Franklin _________ Has the Continue Reading
