Military Advisory – Truth Only Has Few Friends

The Amniyat: Al Shabaab’s Shadowy & Highly Effective Intelligence Wing

Al Shabaab, the formidable Al-Qaeda affiliate in East Africa, owes much of its resilience to a secretive and highly effective intelligence apparatus known as the Amniyat

Ancient Maritime Trade Routes and the Infiltration of Illicit Networks

The Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and western Indian Ocean represent one of humanity’s oldest continuous logistical transportation systems. Today, this ancient infrastructure serves as the lifeblood of legitimate regional economies and a primary conduit for transnational illicit trafficking of narcotics, weapons, and people.

Comparing the Kit Carson–Ann White Kidnapping to a Modern Hostage Rescue

Modern hostage rescue has reduced—but not eliminated—the role of luck. But the central fact remains: a hostage rescue is a high‑stakes gamble in which the hostage’s life is the currency.

Commercial Fishing, Organized Crime, Narcos & Spies

Beyond the picturesque imagery of local fishermen hauling in the day’s catch lies a multibillion-dollar global enterprise deeply entangled with transnational crime syndicates and international espionage networks.

Cartoon Warfare – The Digital Frontline

The true efficacy of this cartoon warfare lies in its virality. Because memes and cartoons are designed for platforms like TikTok and Instagram, they move faster than traditional news cycles.

The Social Media Minefield in Modern Warfare

Social media should be viewed as a very sensitive and volatile weapon that can be used offensively and defensively. Social media, just like drones, have changed the face of modern warfare and are elements that need to be fully understood and exploited in current and future conflicts.

Who Will Fill The Iranian Power Vacuum?

It’s clear for anyone looking at the situation from a real perspective that the only stabile area within Iran after the regime has collapsed will be in the Kurdish regions, and the only groups with the experience and influence to govern will be the Kurdish groups.

Hostage Rescue – Think Like The Terrorist

I find amusing the videos online of hostage rescue drills of scenarios where the hostages are being held in buses etc. Think about this from the hostage takers perspective, do you think they would wait for the tactical team to enter the bus, so they could engage in a fair firefight?

Russian SIGINT & Mobile Phones

The front line is not just a couple of kilometers of the front line. Do not keep phones turned on where artillery can reach. If you urgently need to call, use only one phone at a time within a 700-meter area.

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