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On May 29, 1944, the commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Forces, Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory, expressed his concerns to General Dwight D. Eisenhower about calling off...

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Editor’s Note: Given the conflict in the Middle East, Scoti thought it appropriate to republish her article first appearing in The Havok Journal on March 18, 2019. I’ll never forget standing ...

https://havokjournal.com/national-security/never-forget-rising-up-to-call-genocide-genocide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-forget-rising-up-to-call-genocide-genocide

The arrests of Ovidio Guzmán López, eldest son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, in 2019 and again in January 2023 bring the topic of designating Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations ...

https://havokjournal.com/national-security/narco-terrorism-and-the-criminal-insurgency-mexican-drug-cartels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=narco-terrorism-and-the-criminal-insurgency-mexican-drug-cartels

by a former Special Forces Officer “I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices.” -The Special Forces Creed ____________________ Romani...

https://havokjournal.com/culture/military/far-from-familiar-faces-observations-of-romanian-human-intelligence-teams-during-the-gwot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=far-from-familiar-faces-observations-of-romanian-human-intelligence-teams-during-the-gwot

by Major Peter Mitchell Charles De Gaulle once said of the rapid German invasion and conquest of France in the black days of May 1940 that, “It was a bolt of lightning that lit up the darkened ...

https://havokjournal.com/politics/international/israel-and-the-world-the-end-of-restraint-and-the-return-of-total-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israel-and-the-world-the-end-of-restraint-and-the-return-of-total-war

by Brendan Cullen Though TikTok has attempted to prove its distance from China, PRC policies shed light on the likelihood of continued, undisclosed ties to the Chinese government. This essay will...

https://havokjournal.com/national-security/friend-of-foe-weaponizing-tiktok/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friend-of-foe-weaponizing-tiktok

by Brendan Cullen TikTok is one of today’s most popular social media platforms. With a global user base of nearly 1.6 billion, the relatively new platform has cemented itself as a leading mobil...

https://havokjournal.com/national-security/what-tiktok-is-and-why-it-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-tiktok-is-and-why-it-matters

In the dynamic field of defense, the strategic planning and placement of a defense site is critical. For veterans and those currently serving, understanding the multifaceted considerations involv...

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by Chris Brewer Sherman was reputed to make the comment “war is hell.” The actual quote below by Sherman was in a speech to West Point cadets after the Civil War was over: “I’ve been wher...

https://havokjournal.com/politics/international/theres-no-political-solution-to-war-if-both-sides-believe-they-can-win/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theres-no-political-solution-to-war-if-both-sides-believe-they-can-win

Political communication and marketing, as well as government and organizational communication, and public administration, are among the interdisciplinary academic fields that have shown interest ...

https://havokjournal.com/national-security/diplomacy/the-importance-of-public-relations-in-government-building-trust-and-transparency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-public-relations-in-government-building-trust-and-transparency