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Associated Press
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Decorated Veteran Lt. Col. Darin Gaub, New Book Offers Unflinching Reflection on Truth, Faith, and Freedom
'VERITAS VINCIT: A Soldier's Perspective on Truth, Faith, Family, and Freedom' Now Available on Amazon 'We are living through a pivotal time in American history, and I wrote Veritas Vincit to offer clarity, purpose, and hope for those who still believe the truth matters.'— Lt. Col. Darin L. Gaub (USA, Ret.) DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, June 24, 2025 / / -- Lt. Col. (Ret.) Darin Gaub, a decorated U.S. Army veteran, geopolitical strategist, and national commentator, has released his powerful new book, Veritas Vincit: A Soldier's Perspective on Truth, Faith, Family, and Freedom. Now available on Amazon, the book offers an unfiltered and deeply personal account of Gaub's journey through combat, command, crisis, and conviction—told through a series of essays that challenge, inspire, and embolden readers to think critically about leadership, liberty, and legacy. Drawing from nearly 30 years of military service—including four tours in Afghanistan as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot and battalion commander—Lt. Col. Gaub weaves together battlefield wisdom, faith-driven insight, and unapologetic patriotism. This is not a traditional memoir, but a collection of reflections on the core values that shape strong leaders, healthy families, and free nations. 'This book is for anyone who feels a deep sense of responsibility to truth, faith, and country,' said Gaub. 'We are living through a pivotal time in American history, and I wrote Veritas Vincit to offer clarity, purpose, and hope for those who still believe the truth matters.' Known for his steady and respected presence in national media, Lt. Col. Gaub has conducted more than 1,000 television, radio, and print interviews since the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, providing real-time insight on military operations, geopolitical risk, and national defense. He is one of the most trusted voices on U.S. foreign policy, aviation, drones, and military readiness. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Darin Gaub is a U.S. Army veteran, former Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and battalion commander who served four combat tours in Afghanistan. Over a distinguished 30-year career, he earned multiple commendations and became known for his leadership under fire. Today, he is a respected geopolitical strategist, frequent contributor to national media, and a leading advocate for truth, faith, and American values. His writing and commentary have been featured across major broadcast, print, and online platforms. Veritas Vincit is his first book. Veritas Vincit: A Soldier's Perspective on Truth, Faith, Family, and Freedom Available now on Amazon Format: Hardback, Paperback, and Kindle Author: Lt. Col. Darin L. Gaub (USA, Ret.) Release Date: June 15, 2025 Veritas Vincit - Hardback ISBN: 978-1-966901-38-9 Veritas Vincit - Paperback ISBN: 978-1-966901-39-6 MEDIA CONTACT: Tamara Colbert, e: [email protected] or c: 626.244.5571. Tamara L Colbert La Dolce Media + +1 626-244-5571 email us here Visit us on social media: X Other Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Inside the NATO team prepping the alliance to respond to crisis scenarios
A NATO research group examines how the alliance could respond to potential crisis scenarios. It provides NATO leaders and decision-makers with analyses and recommendations. BI spoke with the group's director about her team's work and the scenario she's most worried about. A NATO research group has been examining some of the most potentially catastrophic scenarios facing the alliance, including a possible Russian attack. The NATO Defense College in Rome looks for early signs, dubbed "weak signals," that could lead to significant events that threaten the alliance. "We're looking for something that changes, that takes a different direction than expected or anticipated," Florence Gaub, the director of the Research Division at the Defense College, told Business Insider. Here are some of the potential scenarios Gaub's team is studying. The Research Division's daily work includes library research, interviews with NATO officers, brainstorming sessions, and scenario exercises with NATO and member-state officials to identify these so-called weak signals and devise potential responses. "The weak signal is, of course, in strategic foresight, the holy grail because if you spot a trend very early, you buy yourself a lot more time to respond to it," Gaub said. "Scenarios also have the benefit of decreasing the element of surprise and reducing response time." Such work has become increasingly important in recent years as NATO has faced a rapidly evolving security environment, with the Russia-Ukraine war looming on its eastern flank, President Donald Trump's return to the White House raising questions over the US's future in the alliance, and China's ever-expanding global influence. Gaub said her team's current areas of research included the potential detonation of a nuclear warhead in space, panic triggered by speculation of a DNA-gene-editing bioweapon, a war between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile, Russia using acoustic weapons against peacekeeping forces stationed in Ukraine, and Russia testing NATO with a missile attack on one of its members bordering the Black Sea. While some may say such scenarios seem unlikely, Gaub pointed to the "What if Russia and China became allies" scenario exercise held by the EU Institute for Security Studies at the 2020 Munich Security Conference. At the time, "a lot of Europeans and Americans were saying, 'That will never happen,'" Gaub, who previously served as deputy director at the EUISS, said. But people in Asia and Russia were saying, "'It's already happening,'" she added. Two years later, Russia and China signed a "no-limits" partnership. The Research Division is also working on a scenario exercise in the Indo-Pacific, but Gaub declined to provide further details due to its classified nature. While most of the division's reports are published on its website, some publications and briefings are classified to avoid triggering "unnecessary drama" and pushback and to ensure that Beijing and Moscow do not have easy access to them. One such example is a scenario looking at how Russia may imagine a nuclear war. Gaub said releasing a report on this subject would "unnecessarily" scare the general public and that it would nevertheless be a difficult scenario to write on, given that the only historical precedents — the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 — occurred when the US was the only nuclear power. "The world that we live in now, with more than one nuclear power, changes the game," Gaub said. "If one state uses a nuclear weapon, it will confront the situation where other countries with nuclear weapons can respond. That makes the scenarios so much more speculative." Gaub's main concern at present is that a Russian hybrid attack on a NATO member state could prompt the triggering of the alliance's Article 5 — which stipulates that an armed attack against one or more alliance members in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all — but that allies would not respond. Russia is suspected of having carried out dozens of hybrid attacks on NATO in recent years, ranging from arson and signal jamming to assassination attempts and hacks. No member state has so far triggered NATO's Article 5 in response to such attacks, which Gaub said were "increasing" and "becoming more and more aggressive." "The one thing everybody at NATO is afraid of is calling the day on Article 5 and discovering that not all allies are on board," she added. Such fears may have been heightened in recent months as Trump, who has repeatedly criticized European NATO members' defense spending, has said that the US would not defend allies who didn't pay enough for their own defense. The most effective way to undermine NATO's cohesion is to engineer a situation that is "ambiguous to outsiders" and "clear to insiders," causing disagreements within the alliance, Gaub continued. "Then, you have the perfect storm." She added that her team was not a "prediction machine," although she said its forecasts were more than 60% accurate. "We should never raise the expectation that we're going to be accurate on everything, especially when you're looking at black swan scenarios," Gaub said. "We're in the business of low probability, high impact, so ideally, none of what we see potentially happening should happen." Read the original article on Business Insider
