Tag: Intel

Something was strange about my drill instructor walking into the barracks with a boombox. It was Sept. 11, 2001. I was getting ready to graduate from boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. “Ears!” “Open, sir!” “Terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center in New York. You’re going to war.” The drill… Continue reading The Guilt I Carry Over 9/11 Drives Me to Help Others

The United States has historically aimed to counter Soviet and Russian military threats and strategic influence in the European Arctic and its principle adjoining countries—Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Although these countries have traditionally enjoyed strong relations with the United States, they have equally showed a steadfast reluctance to provoke the Russian military and endanger close… Continue reading No Need to Read Between the Lines: How Clear Shifts in Nordic Strategies Create Opportunities for the United States to Enhance Arctic Security

  I ran across an MSN article dated June 22, 2021. “The Taliban Are Winning the War of Words in Afghanistan as morale falters” (see: https://bit.ly/3qmDhQt). The article began: “As Afghanistan’s armed forces cede and regain ground in the searing summer offensive against the Taliban, they are losing a propaganda war that is affecting the… Continue reading Of Course The Taliban Are PSYOP Experts! They Don’t Have Much Competition!

  You often hear the expression “follow the money”. In case you are interested this goes all the way back to the movie All The President’s Men and meant you can figure out political corruption by analyzing money transfers.   Venture capitalists (VCs) are considered among the 21st century’s major money sources. According to the… Continue reading The Creative Economy –leading edge PSYOP or a fad?

This week, we discuss prescription drug prices, unemployment insurance reform, how to mitigate the effects of disasters, anti-Asian racism, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department subgroups, and how to reduce extremism in the military. Photo by MJ_Prototype/Getty Images High prescription drug prices in the United States drive up overall health care costs and lead many patients to… Continue reading Prescription Drug Prices, Unemployment Insurance, Anti-Asian Racism: RAND Weekly Recap

The closure of schools and nursery settings, lockdowns, and ongoing restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic brought huge changes to children’s daily routines and the lives of their families. The way parents communicated with their children about these events was vital in helping children to cope. In autumn 2019, RAND Europe researchers were asked to… Continue reading Parenting During the Pandemic: Communicating with Children About COVID-19

While the speed of the Taliban take over of Afghanistan was perhaps a surprise, the ultimate result, at least in my humble opinion – was not.   In the interests of full disclosure, I remind readers that I am a Viet Nam Veteran, and as one of my colleagues used to say “Deja Doo Doo… Continue reading At Least the Taliban Learned Something

Community radio was the most trusted medium noted in one of my posts about influence and information during disasters. Local news is still more trusted than national news. While there has been a tremendous decline in newspapers in the US. According to The Pew Institute “The estimated total U.S. daily newspaper circulation (print and digital… Continue reading Black and Gray are the New Red, White and Blue