Anna M. Gielas holds a PhD in the History of Science from the University of St Andrews. Following fellowships at Harvard University and, most recently, the University of Cambridge, she works as a researcher in the private defense sector. She has published widely on special operations forces (SOF) and emerging technologies, including with JSOU Press.
ISBN: 9780316595643, Little, Brown and Company, September 2025, 272 pages, $15.63 (Hardcover) Reviewed by: Anna M. Gielas, Independent Researcher, Cambridge, United Kingdom Silicon Valley...
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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