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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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China Vaunts Its Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on China Vaunts Its Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter

Chengdu J-20 fighter displaying its weapon bays, missiles, and avionics during the 2018 Zhuhai Airshow. “The J-20 can not only…

People’s Liberation Army Ground Force Fields First Armed Reconnaissance Drone

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on People’s Liberation Army Ground Force Fields First Armed Reconnaissance Drone

A China Caihong-4 drone at Airshow China Zhuhai in 2022. “65 helicopters and drones, nearly 50 sets of flight simulators…

Taiwan Addressing Drone Technology Gap With China

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Taiwan Addressing Drone Technology Gap With China

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends the “Asian Drone AI Innovation Application R&D Center Opening Press Conference and Unveiling Ceremony” on…

China Pursues Increased Access To Critical South American Resources

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on China Pursues Increased Access To Critical South American Resources

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has focused extensively on the country’s lithium reserves as a source of global influence and for…

Russia Signs Agreement To Open Naval Base In Abkhazia

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Signs Agreement To Open Naval Base In Abkhazia

Map of Russian Black Sea naval bases Sevastopol and Novorossiysk and the proposed base at Ochamchira on disputed Georgian territory.…

The Evolution Of Russia’s Peacekeeping Mission In Nagorno-Karabakh

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on The Evolution Of Russia’s Peacekeeping Mission In Nagorno-Karabakh

Map of the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh war showing Azerbaijan day-to-day advances. “The conditions under which the Russian peacekeeping contingent was introduced…

Poland And The Baltic States Express Concern About Regional Stability

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Poland And The Baltic States Express Concern About Regional Stability

Members of the Wagner group training Belarusian troops in summer 2023. “It can be expected that the Wagner troops will…

Russia Uses Diplomacy To Increase Military Influence In Libya

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Russia Uses Diplomacy To Increase Military Influence In Libya

Russian military assets in Al Khadim airfield, Libya, 2020 “Libya offers at least two advantages to Russia: its ports are…

Iran Announces Integration Of Artificial Intelligence Into Drone Fleet

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Announces Integration Of Artificial Intelligence Into Drone Fleet

Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, describes new military capabilities of supposed artificial intelligence-directed drones during a…

Iran Equips Drones With Heat-Seeking Missiles

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Equips Drones With Heat-Seeking Missiles

Launch of a Karrar drone modified to carry the Majid heat-seeking missile on 21 October 2023. “The Karrar UAV is…