by Joey Middleton | Jul 30, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Ian Mitch For decades, China’s cyber espionage centered on stealing intellectual property from the United States to bolster its own military and economy. But as its hackers grew more proficient at penetrating sensitive U.S. systems, these efforts moved...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 30, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Leland M. Lazarus, Guido L Torres Introduction “Economic security is national security.” This core principle, long echoed across the U.S. interagency—from the White House’s National Security Strategy to Treasury and Commerce policy directives—has gained...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 22, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, SOF History
By David Maxwell De Oppresso Liber, “To Free the Oppressed,” is more than the official motto of the U.S. Army Special Forces (SF); it encapsulates an all-encompassing philosophy rooted in resistance, the pursuit of liberty, and the strategic practice of...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 18, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Nadav Tikochinsky On June 8, 2024, Israeli forces executed a hostage-rescue operation in Nuseirat, central Gaza. The Israeli operation was widely reported to have utilized civilian disguises, with some forces allegedly being transported in civilian vehicles and...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 18, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Yevhen Kovalchuk In Active Measures, Thomas Rid delivers a meticulously researched and urgent history of political warfare, tracing the evolution of disinformation from early Soviet operations to the digital onslaught of the twenty-first century. He argues...
by Joey Middleton | Jul 17, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Ciprian Clipa The Soviet-era bronze statue in Tallinn was relocated long ago, but the cyberattack it precipitated in 2007 has overhauled NATO’s approach to collective security. When Russian-linked hackers debilitated Estonia’s digital infrastructure...
