Posts by Kevin O'Connell
JSOU: Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations This edited volume highlights key challenges the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) faces in its rise and contextualizes the potential contributions of special operations to compete for advantage based on the CCP’s interests and vulnerabilities. Competing for advantage means accruing power and influence in such…
Read MoreEvent: TRADOC G2 ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics LPD
TRADOC G2 ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics LPD TRADOC G2 Invites you to participate in a Leader Professional Development (LPD) opportunity on the newly released ATP 7-100.1 Russian Tactics. Published on 29 FEB 24, the ATP describes Russian doctrine and tactics, addressing the challenges the nation faces against the acute Russian threat. The publication provides a…
Read MoreSignature of Equipment Series: Russia
Signature of Equipment Series: Russia CAC Required Table 1. Russian Air Defense systems Table 1.2. Russian Counter-battery Radars Table 1.3. Russian Early Warning Radars Table 1.4. Russian Ground Surveillance Radars
Read MoreFMSO: Chinese-Tajikistani Security Cooperation Gaining Momentum
Chinese-Tajikistani Security Cooperation Gaining Momentum In November 2022, China and Tajikistan agreed to increase bilateral security cooperation. The agreement marked the latest in a series of efforts since 1996 to increase security and economic cooperation. The partnership advances Chinese interests in the Central Asian region and comes as Russia, Tajikistan’s main security partner, is not…
Read MoreFMSO: Describing Russian Infantry’s Breaching and Clearing Techniques
Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the Russian infantry’s breaching and clearing techniques. Published in the Winter 2023-2024 edition of Infantry. Click here for the PDF of the entire Infantry issue, or click here to download the PDF of the single article.
Read MoreFMSO: The Airborne Mechanized Raid: A Russian Concept
Dr. Lester Grau and Dr. Charles Bartles discuss the airborne mechanized raid from the Russian military perspective. Published in the Winter 2023-2024 edition of Infantry. Click here for the PDF of the entire Infantry issue, or click here to download the PDF of the single article.
Read MoreChatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs: Understanding Russia’s military vulnerabilities
This paper draws preliminary conclusions about Russia’s warfighting capabilities based on the initial 12 months of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. [pdf-embedder url=”https://oe.t2com.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-09-13_Understanding_Russias_military_vulnerabilities.pdf”]
Read MoreArmy University Press: WATCH Near Peer: China (Understanding the Chinese Military)
(Understanding the Chinese Military)
Read MoreMad Scientist: MadSci blog, China and Russia’s Information Advantage
Read about China and Russia’s Information Advantage
Read More21st Century Large-Scale Combat Operations: Emergent Lessons Learned from Russia’s “Special Military Operation” In Ukraine
The TRADOC G-2 began capturing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) observations emerging from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in early March 2022 using an internal MS Teams Channel named TR-G2 Russia-Ukraine Crisis Monitoring. This channel enables the TRADOC G-2 staff and greater TRADOC community to… https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/operational-environment-and-threat-analysis-directorate/w/red-diamond-newsletters/38120/02-21st-century-large-scale-combat-operations-emergent-lessons-learned-from-russia-s-special-military-operation-in-ukraine-by-ian-kersey-tradoc-g-2/
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