The Performance Triad: A Combat Veteran’s Testimony
Did you get your sleep last night? What kind of food do you eat? How often do you work out? I am
Disrupting Geostrategic Thought
We have no friends but the mountains: a background to Kurdish autonomy
Today about 30 million Kurds occupy a region that includes enclaves within Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The role and status of
From Las Vegas shooting emerges everyday heroes, ‘Combat Veterans’
I woke up this morning to news of the worst mass shooting event in U.S. history. A gunman positioned on the 32nd floor
Veteran Entrepreneurship – Good for Veterans – Good for The Economy
Military service and small business ownership seem to go hand-to-hand. Consider the following facts. Veterans are 20% more likely to be self-employed
Reflecting on the Personal Consequences of Combat
Hyper-vigilance, unfortunately, for many veterans cannot simply be turned off. It can seep into everyday life, as its consequences tend to impact
Myanmar’s crisis is much more than the Rohingya
The General Assembly of the United Nations is meeting in New York to try and resolve the problem of the expulsion of
DACA Dreamers – my family story
My dad, Jose Louis Perez, was the youngest of 10 children. He was born in Mexico. In the early 60’s, his parents decided
The solution to North Korea won’t come from a tweet
North Korea (‘DPRK’) announced it has tested a new ‘hydrogen bomb’ as its sixth test to date in the development of a
Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather: Should We Care?
For the months the Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight inched glacially towards its start date, we were treated to a special
Wag the Dog: Has Reuters been had? An Iran story questioned
A recent Reuters news piece, relying primarily on unnamed sources, has reported that Iran is currently violating both a United Nations embargo
Mattis and Trump, a rift between a warrior and a civilian widens over sex
President Donald Trump announced, through Twitter, on July 26th, that he intends to ban transgender individuals from serving in the US armed
General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves
Afghanistan faces a power play between current President Ghani and legendary former warlord and general, Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum. On July
#GailForce: A successful NatSec policy isn’t just about blowing things up
In May 2017 the U.S. Department of State released its FY 2018 International Affairs budget request for the State Department and USAID.
The G20 Summit, testing America’s relevance in a Trump world
Op-Ed: The G20 Summit is a week of the New World Order on display. The G20 Summit is in full swing in
‘Come From Away’ takes you back to that fateful day in September 2001
September 11 is the defining event of the last two decades. It was a day of incredible tragedy, of courageous heroism, and
Sanctioning Russia – With German and French Allies Who Needs Enemies?
The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill expanding the sanctions against Russia imposed earlier in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine
