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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 To Launch Two Satellites for Iran

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Russia To Launch Two Satellites for Iran

Iranian scientists display the Kowsar and Hudhud satellites prior to their transfer to Russia for launch. “The launch of these…

Iran Concerned About Electronic Devices After Hezbollah Communications Attacks

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Iran Concerned About Electronic Devices After Hezbollah Communications Attacks

“In this session, various aspects and details of the recent terrorist operation in Lebanon and the explosion of the pagers…

Iran Conducts First-Ever Military Exercise With Oman

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Iran Conducts First-Ever Military Exercise With Oman

“[T]he first joint ground exercise between the ground forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman,…

Kim Jong Un Speech Previews Military Action To Change Relationship With South Korea

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Kim Jong Un Speech Previews Military Action To Change Relationship With South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech to the Kim Jong Un National Defense University (Oct 8, 2024).…

North Korea Tacitly Acknowledges Its Troops Are in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on North Korea Tacitly Acknowledges Its Troops Are in Ukraine

“If there is such a thing…I think it will be an act conforming with the regulations of international law.” The…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Launches Plan To Address Security Crisis

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Mexico’s Sheinbaum Launches Plan To Address Security Crisis

Journalists protest rising violence in Mexico. “During López Obrador’s six-year term, crime claimed a record number of more than 190,000…

Terrorist Attack in Togo Reveals Turkish Counter-Terrorism Role

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on Terrorist Attack in Togo Reveals Turkish Counter-Terrorism Role

Togo’s Savanes Region is JNIM’s latest area of expansion, but it remains unclear whether Turkish PMCs can support the Togolese…

India’s UAV Development Struggles to Take Off

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/22/2025 | Comments Off on India’s UAV Development Struggles to Take Off

India’s Rustom-II in Flight during a testing phase. Note: the Rustom UAV is now referred to as the TAPAS. “The TAPAS…

China Concludes Military Drills Near Taiwan

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/21/2025 | Comments Off on China Concludes Military Drills Near Taiwan

The China Coast Guard posted a heart-shaped patrol route around Taiwan on their official Weibo account during the exercise, accompanied…

China Blurs Lines Between Military Drills and War

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/21/2025 | Comments Off on China Blurs Lines Between Military Drills and War

PLAAF Sukhoi Su-30s like this one participated in Joint-Sword-2024B in October 2024. “As China’s military drills around Taiwan increase, it…