If it weren’t for a weak handshake, former Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) enabler Zac Compton may have joined the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to follow in the footsteps…
From the Battlefield to the Pentagon: Chris Miller on the Future of Special Operations We recently sat down with former Acting Secretary of Defense and our Chairman of the Board…
Last month, we welcomed our new president at SOAA, Jack Barry, a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). A longtime member of the SOAA ecosystem,…
Public-private coordination, capital deployment, and the policy frameworks that determine whether resilience is real or aspirational. This closing panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it…
Building resilient critical mineral supply chains requires more than policy. It requires capital moving at scale and moving in the right direction. This conversation is from our conference with the…
You cannot secure what you cannot see. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it covers the tools, data, and approaches being built right now…
Emerging extraction methods, alternative materials, and reshoring efforts that could reduce American dependence on foreign-controlled processing. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative in July 2026.…
Industry leaders who operate in contested environments discuss what it actually takes to move materials, build infrastructure, and manage risk in places where the rules are unclear and the stakes…
Non-state actors, shadow trade, and proxy dynamics are reshaping how critical minerals move around the world. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it examines…
A former U.S. Ambassador to Guyana and a strategy firm CEO sit down to discuss what resource competition looks like from the diplomatic front line, and where the openings are…