by Joey Middleton | Oct 22, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
Hezbollah’s Pre-October 7 Strategy In the years prior to the October 7 attacks, Hezbollah developed a sophisticated information strategy based on several pillars, including mastery of traditional media, extensive use of social networks, and psychological warfare. This...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 19, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Chad Machiela, by Duc DuClos, by Anthony Bacus The Second Front: PRC Micro-Occupation in the Philippines Part 2a described the salami-slicing of features within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines and throughout the West Philippine Sea. We presented a...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 16, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, SOF Units and Personnel
By Joseph Trevithick The U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), better known as the Night Stalkers, has been exploring ways to ensure it can operate in more heavily defended airspace in the future. This includes making increased use of...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 16, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By C.B. Duncan Abstract This article examines the implications of Just War Theory, an ethical framework governing the use of lethal force by governments, for the use of information warfare in the 21st century. The author posits that ethical considerations demand a...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 13, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Chad Machiela “If we carry out the cabbage strategy, you will not be able to send food and drinking water onto the islands. Without the supply for one or two weeks, the troopers stationed there will leave the islands on their own. Once they have left, they will...
by Joey Middleton | Oct 13, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Jeremiah “Lumpy” Lumbaca, PhD JSOU Report 25-23 September 30, 2025 DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this work are entirely those of the author and do notnecessarily reflect the views, policy, or position of the U.S. Government, Department of War,United States...
