One can best describe the principle behind forming international security organizations (ISOs) using an old Sioux saying: “One arrow alone is easy to Continue Reading
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The Strain of Disillusionment: Why a Russian invasion of Moldova Would Fail
by a former Special Forces Officer As the war in Ukraine marks its tragic one-year anniversary, Russia’s “special military operation” continues to Continue Reading
Russia Pulled The Trigger On This One
I got a notice from Peace Action Wisconsin, the local anti-war organization. Tomorrow, they are holding another one of their hourlong peace Continue Reading
Atomic Punk: Vladimir Putin and the Resurrection of Cold War Nuclear Angst
by a former Special Forces Officer “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. (Quoting the Bhagavad-Gita after witnessing the first nuclear Continue Reading
Putin, Ukraine, and Nation Building
Before Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he asserted that Ukraine had always been part of Russia, and that, in effect, Ukraine isn't a real nation. He Continue Reading
The Responsibility to Protect and Its Unintended Consequences
Paragraph 139 of the United Nations charter regarding the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) in ethnoreligious conflicts states that the international Continue Reading
America’s Warrior Diplomats: The Defense Attaché Service
by a former Special Forces Officer “As in all conflicts, success will depend on our ability to adapt…” -David Kilcullen _____________ As Continue Reading
The Security Dilemma: Offense-Defense Balance and Differential
Academics define the security dilemma from a few different perspectives, but most revolve around realist international security studies theories. Continue Reading
What is Security?
The definition of security and the related theories vary greatly among scholars and those closely connected to the industry. However, the Continue Reading
A Day in the Life of a Coast Guardsman
2014 09 12 Friday The event started late in the afternoon. We received a rather vague notification that a vessel of interest (VOI) may be heading Continue Reading
Why Ukraine Matters…But It Shouldn’t
The Russo-Ukraine conflict is fast approaching the first anniversary of the invasion with no apparent end in sight. However, there is now an increased Continue Reading
Floating a Trial Balloon
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub America is Sending Our Adversaries Another Bad Message, They Heard It By now most people know that my home Continue Reading
