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The SOCOM Rorschach: Identity, Technology, and the Future Hidden in a List

This commentary reads one of U.S. Special Operations Command’s current procurement solicitations as a Rorschach test, revealing the command’s institutional vision for the future...

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Tactical Gains, Strategic Costs: A Strategic, Ethical, and Normative Evaluation of Israel’s War on Hamas in Gaza

This article evaluates Israel’s counterterrorism campaign in Gaza through strategic, ethical, and normative lenses. While the military has achieved tactical successes—such as dismantling Hamas...

September 19, 2025

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Agents of Influence Weaponizing Credibility: How to Win a Wartime Narrative from Within

This study examines whether—and how—a communist agent of influence, Pham Xuan An, contributed to narrative patterns in Time magazine’s Vietnam War coverage, and what...

August 18, 2025

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Divergent Conflict Drivers in the West African Sahel: The Inaccuracy of Global War on Terror Counterterrorism Heuristics

Ian Edgerly, National Defense University, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA Introduction In mid-2023, the United States military experienced its second major setback in the...

July 18, 2025

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Warfare in the Mountains to Wage War in the City: The Cypriot War of Independence and Lessons for Contemporary Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism

The Cypriot War of Independence is a critical case study for contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT) studies. Given COIN and CT’s ongoing significance,...

June 17, 2025