
August Cole
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Writing #FICINT useful-fiction.com. #BurnInBook (2020) bit.ly/2sYB7gy #GhostFleet (2015) bit.ly/2usdwFC / Fellow @ACScowcroft @RUSI_org
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"In the GPS-addicted Navy, an analog voyage over long distances is a novel concept." This is my #GhostFleet moment of the day @peterwisinger -- courtesy of U.S. Naval Institute Ships Must Practice Celestial Navigation usni.org/magazines/proc… #GPS #China


🎧 New podcast episode from Irregular Warfare Initiative: #ForwardDefense fellow August Cole joins a discussion on the future of special operations and its role in the next decade of strategic competition. He shares insights from The Fourth Age: The Future of Special Operations, an anthology

Latest Irregular Warfare Initiative Pod with USSOCOM CDR General Fenton, CSM Shorter, and August Cole should be required listening for the entire SOF community. buff.ly/4gQR9Lo



This will be an important book from ML Cavanaugh — BEST SCAR WINS I’ve had the privilege of getting to know Matt as a writer, world-class ultra-racer, Army officer, and friend. Pre-order sale today at BN.com: PREORDER25 barnesandnoble.com/w/best-scar-wi…

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Peter D. Huntley, Commander of MARFORSOC, sits down with August Cole, managing partner at Useful Fiction and co-author of Ghost Fleet, to discuss the future of MARFORSOC. Watch the full interview on YT: youtu.be/gftv4eWlUYM

This article probably won’t excite readers as much as stories about drone warfare, Ukrainian battlefields or Chinese naval task groups. However, civil-military relations are more important than any of these subjects. My latest at The Lowy Institute lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Thanks to Marine Corps Assoc. and MARSOC for the opportunity to moderate an outstanding Modern Day Marine 2025 panel with MajGen Huntley and MARSOC personnel. Covered a lot… from #AI to lethality to shaping the operating environment to selection #MDM25 U.S. Marines UsefulFiction


Just started reading PUTIN'S SLEDGEHAMMER by Candace Rondeaux -- A must-read for the backstory into Russia's irregular warfare toolkit, but also an invaluable glimpse into the shadowy forces shaping the future of conflict...

Your #BurnInBook moment of the day Peter W. Singer #AI #FICINT