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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…

Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Indonesia

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/18/2025 | Comments Off on Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Indonesia

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

Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Indonesia

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/18/2025 | Comments Off on Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Indonesia

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

China’s Growing Low-Altitude Economy Boosts Military Readiness

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/16/2025 | Comments Off on China’s Growing Low-Altitude Economy Boosts Military Readiness

China is driving investment and production of dual-use technologies that could enable greater use and control of low-altitude airspace by…

The Army’s Training Environment Enabling Indo-Pacific Integrated Deterrence

By Kevin O'Connell | 07/09/2025 | Comments Off on The Army’s Training Environment Enabling Indo-Pacific Integrated Deterrence

Check out TRADOC G-2’s contribution to Military Review, The Army’s Training Environment Enabling Indo-Pacific Integrated Deterrence (https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/July-August-2025/Training-Environment-Indo-Pacific/) The article discusses…