New Blog of Interest

I want to give a shout out to Mark Slagh who has a new online project, the Secure Nation blog. They are only into it with 5 entries so far, but this looks to be a new blog worth keeping an eye on. About the blog:

Secure Nation is a communal blog about US national security and defense. To begin addressing such a broad topic, we gathered a community of contributors with a vast scope of experience, piece-by-piece: former Army Rangers, technology professors at Harvard and Georgetown, and government administrators alike.

The stories and opinions of these correspondents regarding their time in the armed forces, government service, or private sector are insightful and compelling for the future of defense and security. We hope that this exciting group of people will engage public interest by discussing security and defense in the broadest sense, and that this blog will generate accessible, innovative thinking and discussion on the issue.

If you want to become a part of the community and contribute regularly to the daily posts and content, please get in touch. If you have an idea for a post, please share it. Every article is open for comments as well; we hope these comments sections will enable substantial interaction among long-term and casual contributors.

Secure Nation was founded by Mike Slagh, a naval officer and student at the Harvard Kennedy School and is sustained by a variety of dedicated contributors whom keep the conversation alive every day.

We care deeply about the Wounded Warrior Project and the EOD Memorial Fund. Should this blog for any reason attract sponsorship or paid advertisements in the future, all proceeds will be evenly distributed between these two foundations. In addition to the original perspective it will hopefully bring to the public discussion of national security and defense, Secure Nation exists to raise awareness for these foundations.

The Navy's current slogan is "A Global Force for Good." As I am reading through the first articles on that blog, it is interesting that we see a blog of civilian academics, post graduate college folks, and businessmen who seem to be starting from that slogan as a foundation in writing about military affairs from their civilian perspectives.

Young Americans discussing public diplomacy, technology, and the military? I love blogs like that.