Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
At the start of the Iran War, we explored presidential war powers with Dr. Sarah Burns. After that institutional discussion, it's time to explore the strategic geopolitics of Iran, the US, the wider Middle East, and especially Russia and China.
That's why I've invited author Curtis Fox for this interview. He's the author of 'Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition and Conventional Military Conflict'. You can purchase the book here: amzn.to/4vtuSvT
Curtis Lee Fox is the son of a West Texas cotton farmer and a Kentucky kindergarten teacher. He was raised in Texas and Virginia, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he lived next door to his future wife Katie.
They eventually met after Curtis volunteered to help Katie’s roommates move furniture. Despite being accepted to the graduate engineering program at Virginia Tech under a research assistant-ship, Curtis chose to enlist in the Army. He was selected to attend the Special Forces Qualification Course, learned to speak Russian, won his Green Beret, and served in the 10th Special Forces Group.
After completing his time in service, Curtis studied at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, earning a Master’s of Business Administration. Curtis and Katie married in 2017, and they now reside in Northern Virginia where Curtis works as a program manager in engineering finance in the field of AI.
At the start of the Iran War, we explored presidential war powers with Dr. Sarah Burns. After that institutional discussion, it's time to explore the strategic geopolitics of Iran, the US, the wider Middle East, and especially Russia and China.
That's why I've invited author Curtis Fox for this interview. He's the author of 'Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition and Conventional Military Conflict'. You can purchase the book here: amzn.to/4vtuSvT
Curtis Lee Fox is the son of a West Texas cotton farmer and a Kentucky kindergarten teacher. He was raised in Texas and Virginia, and studied Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, where he lived next door to his future wife Katie.
They eventually met after Curtis volunteered to help Katie’s roommates move furniture. Despite being accepted to the graduate engineering program at Virginia Tech under a research assistant-ship, Curtis chose to enlist in the Army. He was selected to attend the Special Forces Qualification Course, learned to speak Russian, won his Green Beret, and served in the 10th Special Forces Group.
After completing his time in service, Curtis studied at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, earning a Master’s of Business Administration. Curtis and Katie married in 2017, and they now reside in Northern Virginia where Curtis works as a program manager in engineering finance in the field of AI.
