by Joey Middleton | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Dr. Joseph Long “True connectedness, the data argues, is not forged over a cup of tea. It is forged in shared hardship, demonstrated through mutual vulnerability, and sustained by unwavering respect.” The United States’ long and difficult history with...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 9, 2026 | SOF and Strategic Competition, Uncategorized
By Jahara Matisek, Robert Schafer In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger’s Cat is often mischaracterized as a simple problem of observation. In reality, the thought experiment illustrates something more unsettling: a system can exist in multiple states simultaneously, and...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
By John Berry Foreign contacts have always been a significant focus of the security clearance process. In recent years, however, contacts involving countries considered adversarial to the United States have drawn heightened scrutiny. Relationships that once might...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Sean Ryan Irregular warfare (IW) has re-emerged as the dominant mode of great-power competition in the twenty-first century, driven by accelerating globalization, digital hyperconnectivity, and the strategic behavior of revisionist states seeking advantage below...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Book Review: To Dare & To Conquer Full title: To Dare & To Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, From Achilles to Al QaedaAuthor: Derek LeebaertPublisher: Little, Brown and CompanyOriginally published: March 23, 2006 (later editions and...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 12, 2026 | SOF and Strategic Competition, Uncategorized
By Dino Garner Introduction In the situation rooms of Washington and the chancelleries of Europe, the future of warfare is often visualized as a contest of high-velocity hardware: the silent glide of a hypersonic vehicle, the swarm logic of autonomous drones, or the...
