by Joey Middleton | Sep 30, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
Ishaan Reyna Abstract The evolving threat of terrorism and political violence in the United States cannot be understood without observing technological change, institutional memory, and societal resilience. Recent discussions underscore five urgent considerations:...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 30, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Daniel Williams Almost in tandem, Russia and China have expanded their hostilities with Taiwan and Ukraine, respectively, to allies of each. Russia sent fighter aircraft into the territory of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which is supplying weapons...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 30, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
BLUF: The Department of Defense’s fixation on large-scale combat operations (LSCO) threatens to sideline Special Forces, who are often viewed by outsiders as bespoke capabilities unsuited for wars in the future. Yet adversaries are already waging irregular warfare...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 24, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Manish The recent Defense Committee report, Defense in the Grey Zone, brings renewed focus to the challenge of hostile activity below the threshold of conventional war. The term ‘Grey Zone’ suggests a novel ambiguity, a modern strategic dilemma born of new...
by Joey Middleton | Sep 1, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By MAJ Paul Rogers Introduction Violence in the world’s highest mountains is once again shedding light on the volatility of mountainous geography. Last May, old conflicts reignited over the disputed Kashmir region high in the Himalayan mountains. Settled only...
