Lessons from Syria Part 2: ...But We Can Do Better by Kevin Wilson In my previous article, Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work, I spoke about how the war against ISIS in Syria largely validated the Special Forces concept. By providing support to an indigenous force, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurds and Arabs who came together to … [Read more...]
Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work
Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work by Kevin Wilson Special Forces hold a, well, special place in the hearts and minds of the American public. Decades of movies, books, and TV shows have taught us that they’re a bunch of implacable killers; ghosts in the night that do the dirty work for Uncle Sam. They are revered as near godlike supermen by the rank and file of … [Read more...]
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel by Kerry Patton If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you will hate this article. This is not some anti-Semitic article. It has nothing to do with religion or the Jewish faith. It has everything to do with the politics, policies, and practices of an actual nation state--Israel. If you have … [Read more...]
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 the thick, humid air of Guangzhou. Although it was still early morning, the heat was just to the point of “oppressive” as my undershirt began soaking up the sweat to provide some good old southern air conditioning. But I wasn’t in … [Read more...]
Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge
Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge by Major Mike Kelvington 75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France. One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), a seasoned element of the 82ndAirborne Division. Some of its elements had already completed their third combat jump in about a … [Read more...]
American Airborne: Surprise & Deception
American Airborne: Surprise & Deception by Major Mike Kelvington On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to General Dwight D. Eisenhower about calling off the parachute operations associated with Operation Overlord. Leigh-Mallory warned Eisenhower that he … [Read more...]
Applying the 13 Rules for the Counterradical
Putting forward a set of proposed rules for an insurgency means nothing without concrete recommendations with respect to how said Rules can be applied within the confines of the currently existing environment. This is due to the fact a thorough understanding of how they may be applied in an existing hostile environment is critical to developing a campaign plan. Particularly … [Read more...]
Saudi Women and the War on Terror
Saudi Women and the War on Terror by Mike Kelvington In the masculine-driven nation of Saudi Arabia, women are subordinate men and the state, yet, in the eyes of both, they serve as an important role within their society. Historically and contextually, the Saudi government sees women as weak and “depicted as needing to be protected, controlled, and guided within an … [Read more...]
Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution
The industrial Revolution, late 1700’s through the early 1800’s, was the incidental, if not intentioned, result of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, 1648, which collectively are known as the Peace of Westphalia. Arising from and concluding the Spanish and Dutch 80 years’ war and the Dutch and Germany portion of the 30 years’ wars, the Peace of Westphalia established the … [Read more...]
Importing the Muslim Brotherhood: Creation of the “Sahwa” in Saudi Arabia
Importing the Muslim Brotherhood: Creation of the “Sahwa” in Saudi Arabia by Mike Kelvington A movement known as the Islamic Awakening (al-Sahwa al-Islamiyya) or Sahwa quickly established itself as a counter-culture to the religious establishment in Saudi Arabia over the course of only a few decades, starting in the mid-1950s.[1] During this time, the Muslim Brotherhood … [Read more...]
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