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Irregular Warfare: U.S. Army’s IW Doctrine

Army University Press

This short film joins the Army’s ongoing effort to refresh Irregular Warfare doctrine, spotlighting the core principles that still work and proposing smart updates for today’s fight. Even as Great-Power competition dominates strategy, it underscores why mastering irregular tactics remains vital for countering peer nation-state adversaries.

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The Future of Irregular Warfare

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict joins CSIS’s Defense and Security Department President to explore how irregular warfare and the SOF enterprise are evolving. Their discussion spotlights shifting priorities and emerging technologies poised to reshape special-operations missions.

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Iran Likely To Employ Varied External, Internal Defensive Strategies in LSCO

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/23/2025 | Comments Off on Iran Likely To Employ Varied External, Internal Defensive Strategies in LSCO

This intelligence post examines Iran’s forward defense and mosaic defense strategies, highlighting the importance of understanding and identifying the specific…

Ukraine’s Uncrewed Air and Ground Systems Teaming Marks a Watershed Moment

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/18/2025 | Comments Off on Ukraine’s Uncrewed Air and Ground Systems Teaming Marks a Watershed Moment

In December 2024, Ukraine’s 13th KHARTIIA Ukrainian National Guard Brigade, known as the “Charter Brigade,” conducted its first uncrewed combined-arms…

OE Watch Issue 4 2025

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/15/2025 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 4 2025

The OE Watch provides translated selections with background from a diverse range of foreign media that our analysts and expert…

Emulating China’s Systems Confrontation Warfare Concept for U.S. Army Training

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/13/2025 | Comments Off on Emulating China’s Systems Confrontation Warfare Concept for U.S. Army Training

After observing the U.S. military’s performance in the first Gulf War, Chinese military theorists concluded that advanced weapons and equipment…

China’s Escalating Gray Zone Campaign

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/09/2025 | Comments Off on China’s Escalating Gray Zone Campaign

In 2024, China’s gray zone activities significantly escalated across the East and South China Seas, with a particular focus on…

China’s People’s Armed Police Presents a Significant Force Multiplier During Armed Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/07/2025 | Comments Off on China’s People’s Armed Police Presents a Significant Force Multiplier During Armed Conflict

Since 2018, China has transformed the People’s Armed Police (PAP) from a wide-ranging internal security force to a massive, well-equipped…

OE Watch Issue 3 2025

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/06/2025 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 3 2025

The OE Watch provides translated selections with background from a diverse range of foreign media that our analysts and expert…

OE Watch Issue 2 2025

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/05/2025 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 2 2025

The OE Watch provides translated selections with background from a diverse range of foreign media that our analysts and expert…

ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Positional Defense

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/04/2025 | Comments Off on ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Positional Defense

The Russian Ground Forces are not the ground force of World War II or the Cold War, which involved massive…

ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Integration of UAS Into Russian Reconnaissance Complexes

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/30/2025 | Comments Off on ATP 7-100.1, Russian Tactics: Integration of UAS Into Russian Reconnaissance Complexes

This article is an excerpt from the February 2024 Army Techniques Publication (ATP), 7-100.1 Russian Tactics, and is part of…