Category: Expert Analysis

By the very nature of the services they provide, private military security companies thrive in non-permissive environments where violence and instability are commonplace.

We must consider the results of the 2003 intervention in Iraq and the deployment of conventional forces in large numbers; the outcome was a disaster of epic proportions.

The new gun-control measures enacted by the European Union ignore the most glaring tool the terrorists are using, and it could be a costly mistake.

The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) of Indonesia has released their final report on the December 2014 crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, which plunged into the Java Sea while enroute from Surabaya to Singapore-Changi International. As with any accident, this crash occurred after a series of cascading events took place, ultimately resulting in the […]

The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) of Indonesia has released their final report on the December 2014 crash of Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, which plunged into the Java Sea while enroute from Surabaya to Singapore-Changi International. As with any accident, this crash occurred after a series of cascading events took place, ultimately resulting in the […]

The French are embracing a different style of warfare than that of the U.S.—one that embraces limited, yet practical, objectives.

A coalition force of approximately 7,500 Peshmerga-led Kurdish soldiers launched a coordinated assault in the Sinjar region against ISIS fortified positions on 12 November, 2015, supported by U.S. and British air strikes.

If you’ve been paying attention to our coverage of the developing situation in Syria in this past week, you know one thing – it’s bad and getting worse by the day. The Russian Bear has been poked, and they’re throwing their best at the problem. The latest news out of Syria is that Russia has […]

The merry-go-round of international relations is in full swing and is exactly what ISIS hopes will bring about a new global conflict.

Part two of the Red Team exercise on a hypothetical, multi-pronged ISIS attack on the Midwest—in Kansas City, Missouri.

A video recently released by ISIS provides a vivid and accurate picture of our enemy, along with the rhetoric and propaganda that has been so successful in their global recruiting campaign.

You can tell that there is an omnipresent fear gripping Mogadishu, primarily due to the presence of Al-Shabaab.