Operational Environment

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Venezuela’s Dictatorship Strengthens While Opposition Is in Disarray

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/02/2023 | Comments Off on Venezuela’s Dictatorship Strengthens While Opposition Is in Disarray

Then Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó with Secretary General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro during a trip…

Colombia’s New Government Quickly Reestablishes Relations With Maduro’s Venezuela

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Colombia’s New Government Quickly Reestablishes Relations With Maduro’s Venezuela

The Colombia-Venezuela border, which has witnessed millions of migrants in recent years. The first and most important step in this…

Turkish Lessons Learned From the War in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Turkish Lessons Learned From the War in Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Minister of National Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar, Kyiv, Ukraine. An armed…

The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

Aleksandr Dugin, at the Civilizations of the Eurasian Area meeting on February 26, 2018 at the Faculty of World Studies,…

“Chronic Instability” Atop Algerian Military’s Foreign Intelligence and Security Directorate

By Kevin O'Connell | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on “Chronic Instability” Atop Algerian Military’s Foreign Intelligence and Security Directorate

President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune (2021). …a politico-military regime… which cuts off heads instead of…

India Draws Lessons on Cyber and Electronic Effects From the War in Ukraine 

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on India Draws Lessons on Cyber and Electronic Effects From the War in Ukraine 

GSLV-Mk III-D1 being moved from Vehicle Assembly Building to second launch pad. While national R&D is focused in this field,…

Venezuela Plays Host to China, Russia, and Iran in International Military Games

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Venezuela Plays Host to China, Russia, and Iran in International Military Games

Venezuelan tanks during a military parade.  “This week, Venezuela will become the first country in the Americas to host military…

Algerian Media Dismissive of Morocco-Israel Security Cooperation

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Algerian Media Dismissive of Morocco-Israel Security Cooperation

IAI Harop UAV at Paris Air Show 2013. “China controls 80 to 90 percent of global capacity. This is an…

African Stances on the Russia-Ukraine War Demonstrate Reliance on, Antipathy Toward West

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on African Stances on the Russia-Ukraine War Demonstrate Reliance on, Antipathy Toward West

 “The West wants its African partners to share its condemnation of Russia. African states meanwhile cling to their monopoly on…

Vietnam Trains Cambodian Navy Amid Chinese Competition

By Kevin O'Connell | 08/02/2022 | Comments Off on Vietnam Trains Cambodian Navy Amid Chinese Competition

Vietnam People’s Navy honor guard at ASEAN defense ministers meeting 2010-10-12. “The cooperation program in education and training between Cambodian…