by a former Special Forces Officer Editor's Note: This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 21, 2022, and remains just as relevant Continue Reading
Russia in Ukraine
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
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
Want to Know Why Russian Soldiers are Fighting in Ukraine? Ask a Veteran
by Frank Pauc This first appeared in Frank's blog on March 15, 2022, as "Why Fight?" It is republished here with the author's Continue Reading
Has Putin Already Lost?
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and the seek to win.” – Sun Tzu _________ If victory Continue Reading
I Saw You on the News Today
I saw you on the news, loading your family onto a train, sending your wife and daughter to safety after a Russian air raid. But you stayed. I Continue Reading
Russia Has A History Of Invading Other Countries During The Olympics. Will History Repeat Itself Next Month With Ukraine?
Russia, Russia, Russia. What are you sneaky Russkies up to this time? First, you mass tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands?) of troops on Continue Reading