U.S. SOCOM Has History with Ukraine’s Special Forces
OPINION — Last week, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees held five hearings associated with the fiscal 2023 defense budget. What jumped out at me […] More
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COVID lessons from SOF to Silicon Valley
The Cipher Brief recently hosted General Joseph Votel (Ret.) for a member’s briefing on lessons learned from SOF to Silicon Valley and how the US […] More
Perpetual War in Somalia
Bottom Line Up Front On April 10, President Trump signed an extension of the emergency order authorizing the continuation of U.S. military operations in […] More
The Push to Privatize the Afghan War
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince is making a renewed public push to privatize the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The current CEO and Founder of Frontier Services […] More
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The U.S. and Africa: A Misalignment of Security Interests
A large portion of what U.S. special operations forces do in Africa is security force assistance – training, advising and equipping partner militaries – rather […] More
U.S. Special Operations Forces: Taking the Fight to Terror in Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s “war on terror” – much like his predecessor’s – uses partners’ capabilities against terrorists in an effort to protect the country […] More
U.S. Military Should Not Be the Only Foreign Policy Tool in Africa
On the night of May 5, Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken, a senior chief special warfare operator, was killed during an attack on al-Shabaab militants outside […] More
U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq in Fight Against ISIS
More than 200 additional U.S. troops will be deployed to Iraq to help support and intensify the fight against ISIS, a move retired four-star General […] More