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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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Russia Expands Its Arctic Research Capabilities

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Russia Expands Its Arctic Research Capabilities

Russian President Vladimir Putin at Admiralty Shipyards to inspect the Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky submarine, the Ivan Papanin icebreaker patrol ship, and…

Russian Volunteer Force Highlights the Evolution of UAV Missions in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Russian Volunteer Force Highlights the Evolution of UAV Missions in Ukraine

Ukrainian Soldiers handling a Baba Yaga UAV. “Now everything that concerns combat UAVs is developing rapidly, if you stop, you…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Hints at His Own Succession

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Iran’s Supreme Leader Hints at His Own Succession

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks to the Assembly of Experts in Tehran, 7 November 2024. “There will be no pause…

Iran and Saudi Arabia Deepen Defense and Bilateral Ties

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Iran and Saudi Arabia Deepen Defense and Bilateral Ties

General chief of staff of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces, General Fayyadh al-Ruwaili, and his Iranian counterpart, Major General Mohammad Baqeri,…

Iranian Navy Closely Monitors U.S. Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Iranian Navy Closely Monitors U.S. Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf

“Commander of the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shahram Irani,” published on 3 November 2024. “The U.S. aircraft…

Iran Struggles to Supply Its Electric Grid

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Iran Struggles to Supply Its Electric Grid

The Tehran headquarters of Tavanir, a subsidiary electricity company of Iran’s Ministry of Electricity. “There will be electricity cuts in…

North Korean State Media Quickly Censors Its Own Photos

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on North Korean State Media Quickly Censors Its Own Photos

A before and after image from the same PRK state media article reporting on the contents of a balloon launched…

Arabic-Language Media Divided on Hezbollah’s Future

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Arabic-Language Media Divided on Hezbollah’s Future

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah during a discussion with officials from supreme leader of Iran Ali Khamenei’s office, circa 2019.…

Nigerian Senator Proposes Employment of Private Military Companies Against Boko Haram

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Nigerian Senator Proposes Employment of Private Military Companies Against Boko Haram

Despite being pushed from its core territories in northeastern Nigeria in 2015 by the Nigerian and neighboring armies and South…

Chadian President Threatens Withdrawal From Multinational Joint Task Force

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/15/2025 | Comments Off on Chadian President Threatens Withdrawal From Multinational Joint Task Force

Chadian president Mahamat Idris Deby Itno is threatening to withdraw from the MNJTF and conduct counter-terrorism operations against Boko Haram…