by Joey Middleton | Dec 17, 2025 | SOF and Strategic Competition, Uncategorized
By Mark Grdovic “The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and the commander have to make is to establish…the kind of war on which they are embarking; neither mistaking it for, nor trying to make it into something that is alien...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Capt. Avery Smith TAMPA, Fla. — Modern competition rarely begins with open conflict. Instead, it unfolds in the gray zone, the space between peace and war, where influence, access and perception shape outcomes long before force is employed. That reality framed...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
by William Bryant Introduction “Information technology is expected to make a thousandfold advance over the next 20 years. In fact, the pace of development is so great that it renders our current materiel management and acquisition system inadequate. Developments in...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Andrew Rolander Another way to get supplies past the enemy The solution to maritime logistics challenges may not be a purely military one but, rather, one pulled from the playbook used by ghost fleets, smugglers and other illicit networks. Mobility, sustainment and...
by Joey Middleton | Dec 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
By David Maxwell The Old Gold Standard In 1982 Ronald Reagan signed National Security Decision Directive 32. It was eight pages long. It named the enemy. It defined the threat. It laid out the global and regional objectives. It integrated diplomatic,...
by Joey Middleton | Nov 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
By LTC Michael F. Trevett Introduction Microinsurgencies, small-scale armed conflicts over natural resources internal to one country, are not necessarily new. Although such conflicts involving natural resource wealth occurred in ancient times, little seems to have...
