by Joey Middleton | Mar 25, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
In the 1960s, some analysts and scholars were convinced that the Soviet Union was on a trajectory to overtake the U.S. in industrial production and material satisfaction. In the 1980s, Japan’s efficient manufacturing prowess and high-profile purchases of U.S. real...
by Joey Middleton | Mar 25, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
PRC Maritime Militia leave a harbor in China’s Zhejiang Province, September 2012. By: Doug Livermore, Columnist Photo by: Reuters News Chinese military theory has long valued stratagems focused on undermining the morale of an opposing force. In his penultimate...
by Joey Middleton | Mar 24, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
The world is at a strategic inflection point, and the challenges we face are more complex than ever. From technological advancements to global instability, Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) are stepping up to reshape how we compete, deter, and prevail in an era...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 28, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command and Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, AFSOC command chief, released the 2025 AFSOC Strategic Guidance on February 27, 2025. The guidance lays out the command’s updated lines of efforts of...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 26, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
by Brandon Schingh Sound bites and clickbait surrounding the 2024 US presidential election often emphasized the national security threat posed by Mexican drug cartels to the United States. These narratives frequently advocated for aggressive countermeasures, including...
