Category: Current Events

Pitfalls of Pride: Failures in Leadership

The most recent mass shooting at an American elementary school is rivaled in its horror only by how the words “most recent” will likely be used again.  I am not going to delve too deeply into this topic, …

Ukraine, Russia, and the Armchair Battalions

It’s an odd feeling, living in a stretch of time you know will get a paragraph in future history textbooks.  With an equal measure of lies and tanks, Russia invaded its neighbor Ukraine on 24 February 2022.  It …

Americans and Responsibility

Max Brooks fascinates me.  A best-selling author of works like World War Z, he also speaks to organizations about preparing for future crisis response actions and maintains dual fellowships at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy …