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
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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
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
Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream Pipelines?
The recent sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines supplying natural gas to Europe, predominately Germany, has undoubtedly escalated tensions in the Continue Reading
War in Ukraine: One-Sided Media
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on May 13, 2022, as "Reading the News." It is republished here with the author’s Continue Reading
What Are We Looking For?
by George Carty Going down the rabbit hole this morning, I found a page on Instagram called @watchesofespionage. It features candid photos of Continue Reading
The U.S. No Longer Leads the Free World–It Administrates It
____________________ "I think Zelenskyy is now a superhero for many of us. It's incredible because he- he (sp) is a lawyer by profession, then he Continue Reading
Profiles in Havok, Episode 61 with guest Geoff Dardia
Geoff Dardia couldn’t have been a better guest to have on this week. I realized, after the episode, that we had recorded it on the one-year Continue Reading
Edging Toward War
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank’s blog on April 4, 2022. It is republished here with the author’s permission. ________________ “I Continue Reading
Transnistria: The linchpin in Putin’s New Iron Curtain?
Statue of Lenin in front of the building of the Transnistria government. Photo: Katarzyna Rybarczyk by a Former Special Forces Continue Reading
Clausewitzian Thought in the Modern Age of Competition with China and Russia
The relevance of Carl von Clausewitz's theory of war continues to endure in the face of tensions between the U.S. and its allies on the one hand, and Continue Reading
Plowshares
We live in challenging times – whirlwinds blowing in and out of every corner. COVID struck first and is still with us. And now Russia invades Ukraine; Continue Reading