Have you ever noticed that the autumnal and vernal equinoxes bring far deeper changes than the winter and summer solstices? When winter officially arrives, it’s already been cold for some time; when the calendar declares summer, we’re already feeling the heat. But when the sun reaches its tipping points in autumn and spring, we feel the changes on our skin and in our bones.
Read MoreIn order to better assess risks to the force and the mission from the tactical to the strategic level, and to improve their operational effectiveness, Special Operations Forces require more access to intelligence—both quantitatively and qualitatively than—they currently have.
Read MoreAs the 2023 school year begins in Mongolia, thousands of children in early childhood education (ECE) programs and primary and secondary schools have only limited access to physical education classes.
Read MoreOn 3 June 2022, Ian Rice of CTX spoke with Major Mareks Runts, who serves in the Latvian Special Operations Forces, about the origins of the Latvian SOF, the development of their training and doctrine, and their responses to Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Read MoreWomen increasingly contribute to peace and security efforts as members of armed forces, police, and government agencies. As they assume a wider range of military and decision-making roles, questions arise regarding the impact of women’s participation on functional, social, and political change.
Read MoreDr. Marcus Hedahl, US Naval Academy speaks on stoicism as being the best form of philosophy
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