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Future of Iran Dependent on Next Steps
The U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran may be departing from the cooling phase it entered in passing weeks, when the Trump administration ended its

Despite Early Missteps, GenAI.mil Could Be a Force Multiplier for the Dept. of War
On May 1, the Department of War announced that it had entered into agreements with SpaceX, OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Google, Oracle, NVIDIA, Reflection, and

What is Ibogaine and How Can it Help Veterans?
After President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 that will expedite medical research into the effectiveness of psychedelic treatments for use in

Fighting the Tide: Russian Disinformation in Africa
In addition to deploying military instructors across Africa, Russia’s grey zone operations on the continent include a well-funded effort to seed countries with anti-Western rhetoric

How the U.S. Can Counter China’s 20-Year Head Start
Much has been written about the strategic gap between the United States and China, with many commentators warning that the U.S. is dangerously underprepared for

Standing behind our SIV allies a bipartisan effort
Dating back to 2006, Congress has created one permanent and two temporary Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs to afford legal permanent resident status to Afghan

Increasing Access to Psychedelics: SOAA Leads the Charge
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will ease access to research into psychedelic drugs, which the administration notes may have significant benefits

The Woman Behind the Words: SOAAs Storyteller Beth Bailey
An introduction to SOAA team member, Beth Bailey. Staff writer at SOAA, and principle storyteller: As the staff writer here at SOAA, my role is

Quashing the Cartels: SOF trainers head to Mexico for extended training event
On Feb. 22, violence broke out across Mexico following the death of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the

Veterans Need a Win: Reauthorizing the Work Opportunity Tax Credit
When a veteran leaves the military, the mission changes, but the challenge doesn’t disappear. For many, the transition to civilian employment is not immediate, and

Veterans Deserve Better: The Case for Fixing the VA’s Broken EHR System
Today we’re highlighting an important op-ed written by our SOAA’s Austin Higgins, a U.S. Air Force veteran and technology strategy leader. His article addresses a

Daring ‘Behind Enemy Lines Rescue’ – Details Emerge
After an F-15E Strike Eagle was downed by Iranian air defenses on April 3, U.S. intelligence, special operations forces (SOF), and conventional forces mounted a



