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China Accelerates Modernization by Applying Lessons From Russia-Ukraine War

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/19/2025 | Comments Off on China Accelerates Modernization by Applying Lessons From Russia-Ukraine War

China’s PLA Accelerates Modernization, Learning from Ukraine The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is rapidly modernizing, leveraging insights from the Russia-Ukraine…

China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Combined Arms Brigade Positional Defense Threat Template

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/12/2025 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Liberation Army Heavy Combined Arms Brigade Positional Defense Threat Template

This threat template outlines a PLA heavy combined arms brigade employing a positional defense. This defensive strategy relies on fortified…

Russia’s Adapted Combat Medical Procedures Yielding Enhanced Survival Rates

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/10/2025 | Comments Off on Russia’s Adapted Combat Medical Procedures Yielding Enhanced Survival Rates

This analysis examines the initial inadequacies of Russian medical support during the opening stages of the war in Ukraine, which…

Ukrainian Ambush Overwhelms Russian Mechanized Column Using Hunter-Killer Team Tactics

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/22/2025 | Comments Off on Ukrainian Ambush Overwhelms Russian Mechanized Column Using Hunter-Killer Team Tactics

Ukrainian ambushes using hunter-killer (HK) team tactics are demonstrating success in large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against a technologically superior force,…

Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades Give PLA Theater Commands Unprecedented Reach

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/21/2025 | Comments Off on Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades Give PLA Theater Commands Unprecedented Reach

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army’s Intelligence and Reconnaissance Brigades (IRBs) represent a new and different challenge for U.S. Army…

People’s Liberation Army’s Defensive Strategy Against Amphibious Assault

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/18/2025 | Comments Off on People’s Liberation Army’s Defensive Strategy Against Amphibious Assault

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) focuses on deterrence and counterattacks in defending against amphibious assaults, emphasizing that a well-coordinated active…

War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 21 – Perspectives on Peace

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/12/2025 | Comments Off on War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 21 – Perspectives on Peace

War in Ukraine – Perspectives On Peace:  This running estimate analyzes public opinion surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war as of April…

OE Watch Issue 6 2025

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/07/2025 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 6 2025

CHINA China’s Drone Industry Projected To Reach $140 Billion by 2030 China expects to be the first nation to achieve…

PLA Modernizing Amphibious Combined Arms Brigades for Joint Island Landing Campaign

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/22/2025 | Comments Off on PLA Modernizing Amphibious Combined Arms Brigades for Joint Island Landing Campaign

     The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) ability to successfully conduct a joint island landing campaign (JILC) relies on its…

Use of Subterranean Infrastructure in Contemporary Conflicts

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/22/2025 | Comments Off on Use of Subterranean Infrastructure in Contemporary Conflicts

Ongoing conflicts show how subterranean infrastructure is capable of delaying enemy forces and allowing tenacious defense of urban areas, while…