by Joey Middleton | Feb 7, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
by Jennifer Stewart China announced in December stringent and targeted export restrictions on critical minerals, including banning shipments of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States. Gallium and germanium are two of the most essential minerals required...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 7, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
By Robert S. Burrell Introduction Ignoring localized security black spots can have global repercussions if left unchecked. Until 2024, for instance, the United States and its Western partners paid little attention to the Iranian-sponsored Houthis in Yemen…until this...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 29, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
by Ajit Maan Aristotle argued that there is a sense in which poetry has greater truth value than history. He meant that while history refers to specifics, poetry refers to the nature of the topic (or, as Plato said, its Form). Where history refers to the details of a...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 23, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
by Peter van Halteren For much of human history, wars were fought with swords and shields. In medieval times, the invention of gunpowder allowed for cannons, muskets and eventually rifles. Then machine guns, tanks, airplanes and drones started defining the...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 23, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition
by Doug Livermore Introduction In an era of increasing global complexity and competition, the United States faces unprecedented challenges that require a fundamental reassessment of its grand strategy. As defined by Sir Basil Liddell Hart, the role of grand...
