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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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Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive in Sudan and Across Africa To Minimize Russian Influence

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Ukraine Launches Counteroffensive in Sudan and Across Africa To Minimize Russian Influence

Following its invasion by Russia, Ukraine is now launching a counteroffensive against Russian influence in Africa. “Ukraine’s involvement in attacking…

Belarus and Iran Form Alliance Against the West

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/29/2024 | Comments Off on Belarus and Iran Form Alliance Against the West

“Our answer is one: we must work closely with one another and cooperate together to resist these attacks.” In response…

Chinese Media Defends PLA Navy in Maritime Dispute With the Philippines

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Chinese Media Defends PLA Navy in Maritime Dispute With the Philippines

People’s Liberation Army (Navy) frigate PLA(N) Yueyang (FF 575) [R1] steams in formation with 42 other ships and submarines during Rim…

China Nears Completion of Large Port in Peru With Dual-Use Capabilities

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on China Nears Completion of Large Port in Peru With Dual-Use Capabilities

A worker stands in front of a map depicting the massive Port of Chancay in Peru. “Cosco Shipping seeks to…

Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Details Plan To Overcome Military Drone Deficiencies

Russia and Ukraine are engaged in a drone war.  Here, an unidentified Ukrainian Special Forces soldier with small quadcopter UAV…

Russia’s Federal Budget Puts Economy on War Footing

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russia’s Federal Budget Puts Economy on War Footing

The new Russian budget, 2024-2026, will throw a lifeline to the Russian defense industry as well as the war in…

Russian Arctic Naval Activity and Capability Continue To Expand

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russian Arctic Naval Activity and Capability Continue To Expand

The Knyaz Oleg arrives at the Northern Fleet in February 2022. The Knyaz Oleg is the fifth Borei-class submarine on…

Russia Denies that North Korea Is Supplying It With Weapons for Use in Ukraine

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Denies that North Korea Is Supplying It With Weapons for Use in Ukraine

Meeting of Russian and North Korean Defense Ministers at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang on 25 July 2023. “The accusations…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seeks Dominant Role in Maritime Development

By Dianne McIntosh | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seeks Dominant Role in Maritime Development

Maj.-Gen. Yahya Rahim Safavi, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, speaks about Iran’s new maritime strategy on the…

Russian Military Working To Respond to U.S. “Multi-Domain Operations”

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/28/2024 | Comments Off on Russian Military Working To Respond to U.S. “Multi-Domain Operations”

“The main difficulty in conducting defense in the context of the enemy’s implementation of the “multi-domain battle” concept is that…