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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’s Armed Forces Brigade in a Positional Defense Threat Template

By David Anderson | 03/04/2026 | Comments Off on Russia’s Armed Forces Brigade in a Positional Defense Threat Template

This template describes a Russian Ground Forces brigade in a positional defense as part of the first echelon of a…

War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 23 – Russian and Ukrainian Home Fronts Straining Under War Fatigue

By David Anderson | 03/03/2026 | Comments Off on War in Ukraine Sociocultural Running Estimate 23 – Russian and Ukrainian Home Fronts Straining Under War Fatigue

In This Running Estimate… Putin’s popularity dipped slightly to 85 percent, reflecting a decrease in the percentage of Russians who…

U.S. Adversaries Deepening Defense-Industrial Integration, Dual-Use Technology Transfers

By David Anderson | 02/27/2026 | Comments Off on U.S. Adversaries Deepening Defense-Industrial Integration, Dual-Use Technology Transfers

This periodic report assesses the contours of the emerging alliance of the United States’ four primary adversaries: China, Russia, Iran,…

An Era of Hybrid Collusion: A Threat Assessment of International Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs) and State Actors to the United States

By David Anderson | 02/27/2026 | Comments Off on An Era of Hybrid Collusion: A Threat Assessment of International Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs) and State Actors to the United States

This report is not an official T2COM product. It was written by graduate student analysts as an independent assessment at…

Operational Environment Must-Solve Problems Posed by the Enemy

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/19/2026 | Comments Off on Operational Environment Must-Solve Problems Posed by the Enemy

Understanding the Modern Operational Environment and Strategic Adversary Threats The current strategic landscape presents a complex operational environment defined by…

Russia’s Armed Forces Division Attack on a Fortified Enemy Threat Template

By David Anderson | 02/18/2026 | Comments Off on Russia’s Armed Forces Division Attack on a Fortified Enemy Threat Template

This template describes a Russian armed forces division in an attack on a fortified enemy as part of the first…

China Expanding Joint Forces Training Centers and OPFOR

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/11/2026 | Comments Off on China Expanding Joint Forces Training Centers and OPFOR

The People’s Liberation Army is a learning adversary rapidly improving its lethality, flexibility, and command and control through high-intensity realistic…

Russia’s Armed Forces Division in a Positional Defense Threat Template

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/06/2026 | Comments Off on Russia’s Armed Forces Division in a Positional Defense Threat Template

This template describes a Russian armed forces division in a positional defense as part of the first echelon of a…

January 2026 Operational Environment Running Estimate Narrative

By David Anderson | 02/05/2026 | Comments Off on January 2026 Operational Environment Running Estimate Narrative

This narrative documents the OE insights gleaned from the T2COM G-2’s FY26 Program of Analysis—documented from open sources over the…

Russia Using Information Confrontation as a Weapons System

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/03/2026 | Comments Off on Russia Using Information Confrontation as a Weapons System

The Russian Armed Forces integrate information confrontation at all levels of military planning to achieve strategic outcomes without the use…