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War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 20 – Peripheral Impacts: The Baltics

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/15/2025 | Comments Off on War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 20 – Peripheral Impacts: The Baltics

This issue of the GCKN Sociocultural Running Estimate assesses Russian domestic support for Putin and the war in Ukraine, and…

ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Strike and Fires

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/09/2025 |

This article will examine how Russian doctrine describes the defense and explore the doctrinal application of the positional defense. The…

Iran Problem Set Overview

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/05/2025 |

This report provides an overview of the Iranian problem set. The information from this report is completely derived from publicly…

The Evolutionary Russian View of Peacekeeping as Part of Modern Warfare

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/11/2025 |

Russia views peacekeeping operations as a part of warfare, specifically that they can be utilized to achieve strategic objectives beyond…

People’s Liberation Army: Army Campaign Doctrine in Transition

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/11/2025 |

The PLA develops generic offensive, defensive, and special conditions campaign models to support planning and training for operational scenarios it…

Turkey as a Drone Superpower

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/11/2025 |

Turkey has emerged as a drone superpower on the world stage. In just the past few years, Turkey has become…

Russia Fielding 2S7 Pion Heavy Artillery in Ukraine Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/30/2024 |

Russia has begun operationalizing the 2S7 Pion,i a large-caliber artillery system, in the conflict in Ukraine, signaling progress on previous…

M-DIME | Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Burkina Faso

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/06/2024 |

What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Burkina Faso? In this new report from…

M-DIME | Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Burkina Faso

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/06/2024 |

What tools of national power does Russia use to gain military influence in Burkina Faso? In this new report from…

M-DIME | Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/05/2024 |

What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Iran? In this new report from FMSO’s…