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Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

The most durable power is not enforced at gunpoint; it is embedded in systems. My industry has a simple rule: never do something for one reason when you can do it for

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Venezuela did not become problematic because it was authoritarian, corrupt, or illegitimate. It had been all three for years without provoking decisive action. The problem emerged when strategic resources began drifting outside

Vae Victis: Putin Wins

A frozen conflict would be a Russian victory in anything but name. Why a frozen conflict in Ukraine would amount to a Russian victory—and why Europe’s real vulnerability lies not in military

Europe’s Liberal Self-Deception

Order was once built; its absence is now assumed. Europe is not undergoing an ideological shift, but an analytical collapse. Great powers have not changed their behaviour. What has eroded is Europe’s

Weaponisation of the Suffering – Frozen Conflicts, Displacement, and the Utility of Human Movement

Human suffering scales efficiently when it is managed. The weaponisation of refugees is a low-cost, high-leverage instrument for states able to tolerate ambiguity and export instability. Public vocabulary treats refugees as a

Europe must decide whether it intends to remain a consumer of security or finally become its producer

The Russia-Ukraine conflict endures not because it is strategically complex, but because it is strategically convenient. But the truth beneath the rhetoric is simpler and colder: Europe must outsource violence deliberately if

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Toute vérité n’est pas bonne à dire: Purchased Frontiers. “War is not about who is right, but who is left.” Sweden does not suffer from incompetence. We build precise instruments of violence

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war, drawing Russia and Turkey into the fray. Will Milorad Dodik

American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?

America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our generation and generations to come. As the country transitions from

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

Behind the scenes of a Trump power grab, America remains engaged in its own, internal, political hybrid warfare.

The Kurds – Betrayal and an ignored report highlight US policy failures

A US administration ignores the obvious, choosing betrayal over allies, trading Kurdish lives for a path towards US foreign policy failure.

Netflix series ‘The Paper’ (Novine) reflects reality of politics, corruption and freedom of expression in Croatia, the Balkans and beyond

Why should anyone outside of Croatia and the greater Balkans watch Netflix’s hit show “The Paper” other than entertainment value and loads of sex, violence, and titillating political and church scandals?

Blossoming Russo-Turkish alliance leaves U.S., NATO behind

Amid the failed politics of Patriot missiles and F-35s, Moscow and Ankara’s blossoming relationship has left NATO and U.S. interests exposed.

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control information. Until recently, it was generally accepted that there were

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

February 23, 2017

by Anthony A. LoPresti

Former CIA Foreign Service Officer Sabrina De Sousa (61) will be handed over to Italian authorities in the coming week to serve

Trump Administration rolls back transgender students access to school restrooms

February 23, 2017

by Lima Charlie

| Washington – The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education issued a joint memo yesterday stating that they will no

Iran finds extensive shale oil reserves

February 23, 2017

by MENA Bureau

The state-run National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) found 2 billion barrels of light crude shale oil reserves in the Khali Koh region

Colorado activists push legislator to sponsor Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act

February 21, 2017

by Lima Charlie

| Denver, CO – Activists, including veterans, protested in Denver today requesting that Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) join Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) in

Questions arise over alleged Ukraine peace deal and ties to Trump Administration

February 21, 2017

by Lima Charlie

Dmitry Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, has stated that an alleged Trump administration peace plan for eastern Ukraine is “absurd.” As

Dept of Homeland Security announces sweeping immigration enforcement plan

February 21, 2017

by Lima Charlie

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a sweeping immigration enforcement plan to implement President Trump’s promise to crack down on

FROM THE FRONTLINES – The Mosul Offensive: Operation Western Bank Liberation

February 20, 2017

by John Sjoholm

Below the Iraqi Air Force Mi-35M1 Hind attack helicopter, the khaki colored landscape becomes a sun bleached patchwork of brown, black, and

VP Mike Pence presents Trump Admin policy to NATO

February 20, 2017

by Lima Charlie

Vice President Mike Pence’s tour of Europe, the Trump administration’s debut on the continent, began with Pence attending the Munich Security Conference

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster picked to replace Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor

February 20, 2017

by Lima Charlie

President Donald Trump announced today that Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Flynn as

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

by Lima Charlie

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that

Syria: Russian Air Force pounds Deraa

February 18, 2017

by MENA Bureau

Russian air strikes on Syrian opposition positions in Deraa are into a fourth day. Syrian opposition groups are preventing Syrian government affiliated troops

The few, the unelected, the shadowy coup against Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn

February 18, 2017

by John Sjoholm

OPINION. Lt. Gen. Flynn was removed by the few, the unelected. Who will be the next lamb to the slaughter? And at

Allegations of a ‘Chinese Blackwater’ continue to plague Erik Prince

February 17, 2017

by Lima Charlie

On Thursday, BuzzFeed ran an investigative report about Frontier Services Group, a Hong Kong based company chaired by Blackwater founder Erik Prince.

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#3Marines sports show is LIVE! Episode 12 with Dan Webb

February 16, 2017

by Lima Charlie

#3Marines is back! This week the team hangs out with another Horse Race co-host, Air Force vet Dan Webb, as they go deep on

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Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Vae Victis: Putin Wins

Europe’s Liberal Self-Deception

Weaponisation of the Suffering – Frozen Conflicts, Displacement, and the Utility of Human Movement

Europe must decide whether it intends to remain a consumer of security or finally become its producer

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

The Kurds – Betrayal and an ignored report highlight US policy failures

Netflix series ‘The Paper’ (Novine) reflects reality of politics, corruption and freedom of expression in Croatia, the Balkans and beyond

Blossoming Russo-Turkish alliance leaves U.S., NATO behind

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

Trump Administration rolls back transgender students access to school restrooms

Iran finds extensive shale oil reserves

Colorado activists push legislator to sponsor Presidential Conflicts of Interest Act

Questions arise over alleged Ukraine peace deal and ties to Trump Administration

Dept of Homeland Security announces sweeping immigration enforcement plan

FROM THE FRONTLINES – The Mosul Offensive: Operation Western Bank Liberation

VP Mike Pence presents Trump Admin policy to NATO

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster picked to replace Mike Flynn as National Security Advisor

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

Syria: Russian Air Force pounds Deraa

The few, the unelected, the shadowy coup against Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn

Allegations of a ‘Chinese Blackwater’ continue to plague Erik Prince

#3Marines sports show is LIVE! Episode 12 with Dan Webb

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

The Reassurance Trap

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

The fate of Afghanistan’s NATO Generation

Afghanistan – A Bold Solution