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International
MIHA: Broken BRICS?
“Geopolitics is chess with live ammunition.” – Unknown Once a glittering acronym with dreams of rewriting the world order, BRICS — the economic Continue Reading
Suddenly, Lots of People are OK With Land Mines Again
Recent decisions by several European nations to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention—a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines—mark a Continue Reading
Military Leadership Lessons from Ukraine and Gaza
If you want to understand the future of warfare, stop binge-watching Tic-Tok kill cam drone footage and start watching the real world burn. Ukraine Continue Reading
Toothless Dragon? The “Five Incapables” of the Chinese Military
The Chinese military, known more formally as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has long been a force shrouded in mystery and mythology. From glossy Continue Reading
Logistics is Destiny: What Taiwan and the Pacific Theater Tell Us About Sustainment Warfare
As my co-author and I mentioned in an article here on The Havok Journal--and many others said long before us--Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals Continue Reading
Edan Alexander, the Last US Hostage Held by Hamas, Is Now Free. It Only Took 580 Days.
Editor's Note: the image used for this article is AI generated and intended to represent a generalized hostage release, not necessarily that of Edan Continue Reading
American Airborne: Surprise & Deception
On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to Continue Reading
Ukraine: Justifying A False Narrative Through a Bad Picture
No, Ukraine is not the dam holding back Russia from trying to consume the rest of Europe by Darin Gaub, Lt Col (ret) I was sent this picture a Continue Reading
A Cop’s Perspective: Community Engagement in Countering Violent Extremism
A report I recently read titled, "Afghan Women and Violent Extremism: Colluding, Perpetrating, or Preventing?" highlights key findings regarding Continue Reading
Getting Dealt a Bad Hand in Gaza
by Lt Col (ret), US Army, Darin Gaub The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is lopsided and bad for Israel’s long-term national Continue Reading
In Ukraine, Hunting and Capturing Humans is a Money Maker
The hunting of humans is not a national security issue; it is the pursuit of profit by those who refuse to fight yet are in the armed forces of Continue Reading