Special operations forces (SOF) were at the forefront of Operation Absolute Resolve, the Jan. 3 mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores at their Caracas…
In the frozen reaches of the High North, tensions and Great Power Competition are both on the rise. Russia’s military presence reigns supreme, with Moscow operating three times as many…
Since 2020, the Defense Innovation Unit has approved a growing list of drones under its Blue UAS program to enable faster acquisition by the Department of Defense. The program’s requirement…
From the first days of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, through the final weeks of our chaotic withdrawal, Afghan forces have enabled the success of U.S. special operations forces (SOF) and…
We are proud to welcome Josh Cortez to the SOAA Board of Advisors, bringing with him a lifelong commitment to service, veteran advocacy, and national security leadership. As an eighth-generation…
In the arms race against China, America increasingly finds itself dependent on the very adversary that threatens our current and future security. As tensions heat up in the Indo-Pacific, China’s…
As the Trump administration signals that it may be drawing closer to land-based strikes on Venezuelan cartels funneling drugs into the U.S., special operations forces (SOF) have been at the…
In the critical maritime corridor of the South China Sea (SCS), China aggressively pushes its claims to more than 90 percent of the waters. While America pushes back with freedom…
Twenty-four years after 9/11, America faces a stark reality: kinetic operations alone cannot defeat terrorism. Decades of counterterrorism-based operations have revealed how powerful states like the U.S. must leverage far…
There’s a dangerous myth circulating in national security circles: That retooling American defense to confront the growing threat from China requires a shift back to the old ways of fighting…