by Caroline Adana | Apr 9, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Following a Russian withdrawal from the Kyiv area, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg recently announced that NATO would be sending heavier weapons to Ukraine. China did not like the civilian massacre seen in Bucha and criticized Russia for the slaughter. The...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 8, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
What is “asymmetric warfare,” you ask? Put simply, it is a conflict in which a demonstrably less powerful country holds its own or defeats a much more powerful enemy by using the assets and capability it has to maximum advantage. There is no better example than what...
by Caroline Adana | Apr 2, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Every war involves propaganda as a weapon, and only much later can we determine which information was accurate and which was carefully designed to achieve some desired outcome. By looking at well-known examples from the past, we may be able to catch a glimpse of the...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 26, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
The West is trying to answer the question: With conventional weapons and tactics proving not quite up to the job, will Russia turn to chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in desperation? What was anticipated to be a three-day – four, at the max – campaign to...
by Dave Patterson | Mar 20, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Since the mid-1950s, the concept of “deterrence” has been at the forefront of US national security strategy. During the Cold War, deterrence was enshrined in the idea of mutually assured destruction, or MAD. The US and the Soviet Union were both of a mind...