The character of warfare is ever-changing, while terrain remains static. Nowhere is this more evident than in the unforgiving mountains of Yemen’s highlands. The...
This paper examines the evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations through the lens of securitization theory, focusing on China’s strategic deployment of what it calls...
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...
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...
📄 Download PDF Version Ian Edgerly, National Defense University, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA Introduction In mid-2023, the United States military experienced its second major...
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,...
Unbeknownst to many, the U.S. Navy raised an irregular army in China during World War II by training Nationalist guerrillas through the Sino-American Cooperative...
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) seeks to understand the relationship between special operations and cyber. This research focuses on a single Special Operations Forces...
One of the most pervasive challenges within Special Operations has been developing theoretical frameworks to foster critical thinking among members of this unique community—perhaps...