Russian Military to Occupy Baltics to Prevent COVID-19 Infections

Author's Note: This is a satirical article meant to highlight the absurdity of Russiaโ€™s reportedly low COVID-19 infection rate and itโ€™s continued use of hybrid warfare in conflicts with its neighbors. After a frenzied 24 hours of military activity, President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian military has sent assistance to the Baltic countries of …

Star Wars by Other Means: Rogue One and Foreign Policy

Carl von Clausewitz famously wrote, โ€œWar is the continuation of politics by other means.โ€ In todayโ€™s climate, it would be truer to say, โ€œStar Wars is the representation of politics by other means.โ€ From the echoes of Vietnam in A New Hope and company in the 1970s and โ€˜80s to the heavy-handed anti-imperialistic tones of …

World War III: Stop Trying to Prevent It

Thereโ€™s a moment on the television show โ€œScrubsโ€ (the greatest thing to ever air on American television) when the young resident John Dorian (JD) becomes paralyzed by the fear of accidentally killing a patient by making a mistake. In this mindset, he veers away from making any risky decisions or undertaking any procedures that might …