Well, folks. It’s been a hell of a year, hasn’t it? I feel like since 2016, every year has been “the longest year ever” (or maybe 2016 itself has just been the longest year ever and is still going on). But I really do feel like 2022 has taken the cake so far. We haveContinue reading “Why We Fight.”
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“If You Build It, They Will Come”: Military Recruitment in a Better Future
If there’s one thing I’m constantly hearing people in my field go on about – whether they directly work for the national security establishment or on its peripheries – it’s some variation on “manpower.” More specifically within the overall issue of manpower, they’re talking about the issue of recruitment and retention in the U.S. ArmedContinue reading ““If You Build It, They Will Come”: Military Recruitment in a Better Future”
Conflicts to Keep An Eye On (October 2022 Edition)
Well folks, there’s been a lot going on in the world (obviously). There’s also been a lot going on in my life (don’t worry, nothing bad for the most part; just super busy), so that made deciding on what I wanted to write about (and what I was capable of writing about satisfactorily) very hardContinue reading “Conflicts to Keep An Eye On (October 2022 Edition)”
Some thoughts for today, May 25th, 2022
Not gonna lie to you folks, I was really struggling with this one. I truly had no idea what I was going to write about for this month’s essay – and I’ve been trying to think of a topic since the beginning of the month and been coming up short. Doesn’t help that I’ve beenContinue reading “Some thoughts for today, May 25th, 2022”
Ukraine and the Scary New World
So. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month or so, you’re probably aware some events have transpired – and are still ongoing. But just for the sake of clarity, I’ll elaborate a bit on what I mean by that. On February 24th, 2022, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in what appearsContinue reading “Ukraine and the Scary New World”
Three Conflicts to Keep an Eye On
You don’t have to look far today to see either an ongoing violent conflict with significant impact, or a tense situation that could very quickly turn into such a conflict. War continues to rage in Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, and Afghanistan (though at the rate the Taliban is advancing at the writing of this piece, itContinue reading “Three Conflicts to Keep an Eye On”
War Takes 