Okinawa in the 60s and early 70s was the ideal environment for a red-blooded American boy to grow up. There were endless woods and caves to explore, Continue Reading
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China’s “Peace Disease”: Overrated or Achilles Heel?
In recent decades, the People’s Republic of China has emerged as a formidable global power, with economic, political, and military influence extending Continue Reading
Toothless Dragon? The “Five Incapables” of the Chinese Military
The Chinese military, known more formally as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has long been a force shrouded in mystery and mythology. From glossy Continue Reading
Standing Up to Chinese Aggression | Replace the BRP Sierra Madre
Editor's Note: BRP: "Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas" (Ship of the Republic of the Philippines). 800 nautical miles to the southwest of Taiwan lies Continue Reading
China Creeps Closer: “Creeping Normalcy” and the Threat to the U.S.
Fueled by a skyrocketing economy and dreams of worldwide dominance, and perceiving a greatly-weakened United States, China is upping the stakes Continue Reading
The Afghanistan Puzzle: America Moved Out; China Is Moving In
America's sudden drawdown in Afghanistan, capped by a literal middle-of-the-night departure, left a huge military, economic, and diplomatic vacuum in Continue Reading
Russia Has A History Of Invading Other Countries During The Olympics. Will History Repeat Itself Next Month With Ukraine?
Russia, Russia, Russia. What are you sneaky Russkies up to this time? First, you mass tens of thousands (perhaps hundreds of thousands?) of troops on Continue Reading
China Creeps Closer: “Creeping Normalcy” and the Threat to the US
Fueled by a skyrocketing economy and dreams of worldwide dominance, China’s military power is progressing in the Pacific Ocean and around the world Continue Reading
To Counter China, America Needs Its Own “Ghost Fleet” Of… Modern-Day Privateers?
by LogCincoThis is a story about pirates. I know, we saw them in that movie with Tom Hanks, and we saw Navy SEALs ventilate some Somali pirates a Continue Reading
Hong Kong: Harbinger of Southeast Asia’s Future
by Anonymous This first appeared in The Havok Journal on April 3, 2016. Police forces march in on crowds during the First Day of the Chinese New Continue Reading
Everything I Needed to Know About COVID-19, I Learned in Kindergarten
This originally appeared in The Havok Journal on April 21, 2020. Has anything changed a year later? “Wisdom from the mouths of babes.” In trying to Continue Reading
The North Korean Problem: “Leadership” by Herd Mentality
It is ironic that political leaders in the United States imagine that negotiations will solve a problem when we have had 60 years of North Korean Continue Reading