The Bolduc Brief: The Erosion of Trust – A Critical Threat to National Security
The gravest threat to American national security is not abroad but in the slow collapse of truth, faith, and confidence in the institutions meant to serve us.
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Brazil Insurgence: 5 Questions About the Role of the Military in the Government
What we saw was thousands of hardcore supporters of Bolsonaro – those who share his extreme right-wing agenda – attempting to take matters into their own hands after the recent election.
Are governments using the Coronavirus Pandemic to spy on citizens?
It was reported early this week that government efforts to track and monitor the coronavirus are stoking fears of global surveillance, at a time when the pandemic is in full gear and public health systems struggle to provide quality care to the increasing numbers of patients or suspected cases. Surveillance? Now? In an effort to […]
Federal government considers complete shutdown of the country
As the states of New York and California shut down to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, sources told SOFREP that this same type of shutdown might soon include the entire United States. The federal government’s main goal is to “flatten the curve.” It is becoming more apparent that the most efficient and effective way […]
The little known but vast economic potential of Afghanistan
My personal experiences from Afghanistan have taught me that the Afghanis are resilient people, capable of overcoming natural disasters, political turmoil, and complex insurgencies. Afghanistan’s economic development has been stifled considerably by war and poverty; climate change will only add another hindrance to the list. However, there is a deep desire amongst the Afghan population […]
National Disasters: States, federalism, and presidential powers
There is a saying in emergency management that all disasters are local. While the saying is pithy, it embodies the approach used, by emergency management officials in the United States, to manage emergencies and disasters. When an incident takes place, individuals, communities, and local governments respond to the event. When these local entities become overwhelmed, […]
Al-Qaeda’s bastions of power: Somalia and Yemen
Ever since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. military and intelligence agencies have been battering al-Qaeda terrorists wherever they have found them. Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, everywhere. What used to be safe havens have now become graveyards. But other bastions have emerged in the meanwhile. Somalia and Yemen are two of them. Al-Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate was bolstered […]
In defense of Roger Stone
Defending the Indefensible I hate having to defend Roger Stone, but I have to. Sometimes you have to defend the seemingly indefensible for a good reason. Recently, four federal prosecutors resigned after the Department of Justice overrode their filed sentencing recommendation for the sentencing phase of Roger Stone’s trial. For those unacquainted with Mr. Stone, […]
New information details Huawei’s links to the Communist Party of China
The Chinese telecom giant Huawei has always insisted it is its own corporate entity, operating outside the purview of China’s Communist government. In a recent CBS interview, the company’s CEO was asked if his company ever provided information to the Chinese government. “It is not possible because across our entire organization, we’ve stressed once and […]
Michael Hayden says Russians were behind Jade Helm conspiracy theories
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden recently made an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” where he commented that conspiracy theories surrounding Special Operations Command’s Jade Helm training exercise were stirred up by Russian influence agents. Jade Helm was an unconventional warfare training exercise run across the southwestern portion of America by the U.S. military. The […]
Libyan government: Raids and kidnappings during military surge
Libya, a once-beautiful land on the Mediterranean Sea, has been engaged in conflict since the downfall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The West has a great deal to account for when it comes to their involvement in Libya and the collapse of the Gaddafi regime; they promised the Libyan people freedom and democracy, but they instead received little more […]
Wives of Nigerian terrorists: ‘Boko Haram treated us better than the government’
Boko Haram, also known as the Islamic State in West Africa, is succeeding in winning more support from civilians than the central government of Nigeria. In a recent report from one of the refugee camps in northern Nigeria, two women spoke out about their time as wives to Boko Haram fighters, revealing some of the […]
