Clementine G. Starling

Jan 14, 2025 | atlanticcouncil.org | Clementine G. Starling |Alyxandra Marine |Richard Angle |Leo Blanken

Africa China Defense Policy Intelligence Latin America Middle East National Security Security & Defense Terrorism United States and Canada The next decade of strategic competition: How the Pentagon can use special operations forces to better compete Strategic competition is likely to intensify over the next decade, increasing the demands on the United States to deter and defend against wide-ranging and simultaneous security challenges across multiple domains and regions worldwide.

May 7, 2024 | realcleardefense.com | Clementine G. Starling |James Cartwright

Too Few Planners Understand What Special Operators Can Do Today

Mar 5, 2024 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Clementine G. Starling |Alyxandra Marine |Charles Bethea |Dustin Volz

Quotes of the Day:"You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream."– C.S.Lewis"All cruelty springs from weakness."– Seneca"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it."– John Stuart Mill1. Stealth, speed, and adaptability: The role of special operations forces in strategic competition2.

Apr 17, 2023 | federaltimes.com | Clementine G. Starling

The United States is in a " decisive decade" as it seeks to deter an aggressive China. Yet, an internal challenge stands in the way of achieving this objective: The U.S. has an innovation adoption problem. While, the private sector develops new technologies at a rapid pace, the Pentagon's process for doing the same is dated and cumbersome. This prevents our military from having the best technology when facing a competitor such as China. This must change. Calls for acquisition reform are nothing new.