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Russia Develops and Implements Counter-UAV Tactics and Technologies

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russia Develops and Implements Counter-UAV Tactics and Technologies

Pischal Counter-UAV Gun. Ratt Anti-UAV System (exterior view). Ratt Anti-UAV System (interior view). “Many Russian electronic warfare manufacturers are now…

Russian Theorists Contemplating Preemptive Wars

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russian Theorists Contemplating Preemptive Wars

Portrait of Count Alexander Suvorov. “If earlier, belligerents tried to preempt the enemy both before and during military (combat) actions,…

A Turkish Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on A Turkish Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

“The U.S. focus on prioritizing the Far East– particularly the defense pact between the U.S.-U.K.-Australia (AUKUS) coupled with the trauma…

Iran Agrees to Gas Swap with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Agrees to Gas Swap with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan

Workers construct a pipeline in Iran near Azerbaijan. “Deficits and pressure drops caused early gas outages.” Iran has long had…

Iran and Syria Seek To Jumpstart Economic Ties

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran and Syria Seek To Jumpstart Economic Ties

Syrian and Iranian officials meet in Tehran, December 2021. “By [our] resistance, the aggressor superpowers can be humiliated.” The relationship…

COVID-19 Diverting Resources from Terrorism Fight in the Sahel

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on COVID-19 Diverting Resources from Terrorism Fight in the Sahel

Diversion of funds to fight COVID-19 has left the Burkinabe military with fewer resources to combat terrorism. “The Sahel is…

Mozambique: Foreign Mercenaries Not Enough To Beat Terrorism

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Mozambique: Foreign Mercenaries Not Enough To Beat Terrorism

Unlike the Russian mercenaries, Rwandan soldiers, such as the ones depicted here during a training exercise, made significant progress against…

East African Special Forces Commit to Cross-Border Counterterrorism Operations

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on East African Special Forces Commit to Cross-Border Counterterrorism Operations

Rwandan Defense Force combat lifesaver training. “In order to allow the state of siege to quickly restore peace in Ituri…

Indonesia Casts Wide Net in Terrorism Arrests

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on Indonesia Casts Wide Net in Terrorism Arrests

Densus 88 element raid. “Jamaah Islamiyah is estimated to have 6,000 to 7,000 members and sympathizers spread throughout Indonesia in…

ISIS Ramps Up Attacks in Iraq’s “Disputed Territories”

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on ISIS Ramps Up Attacks in Iraq’s “Disputed Territories”

Disputed areas in Iraq. “… there is a 100% likelihood that ISIS will launch more attacks on the Peshmerga forces…