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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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Russian Domestic Support for Ukraine Invasion Weakens as Fighters Return Home

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russian Domestic Support for Ukraine Invasion Weakens as Fighters Return Home

President Putin, Victory Day, Red Square, 9 May 2023. “The funny thing is that now there will be many such…

Russian Defense Ministry Approves Five-Year Plan To Expand and Modernize Arctic Air Bases

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russian Defense Ministry Approves Five-Year Plan To Expand and Modernize Arctic Air Bases

In Kamchatka, MiG-31 [RG1] fighters of the Pacific Fleet worked out the interception of a mock enemy cruise missile (Author’s note:…

Russia Strengthens Its Military Presence in Central Asia

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russia Strengthens Its Military Presence in Central Asia

201st Military Base. “Russia decided to increase the readiness of its military bases in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan because of “US…

Russia Concerned About Dependence on Chinese Technology

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russia Concerned About Dependence on Chinese Technology

President Putin and Chinese President Xi, Kremlin, June 2019. “Russia’s conflict with Ukraine is making Moscow too dependent on Chinese…

Iran Unveils New Thermobaric Warhead

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Unveils New Thermobaric Warhead

An Iranian Fajr-5 rocket launch, February 6, 2017. “Fajr-5 missiles…are now equipped with a new warhead with greater destructive power.”…

Iran Opens New Helicopter, Drone Base in Southeastern Provincial Capital

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Opens New Helicopter, Drone Base in Southeastern Provincial Capital

Helicopters purportedly at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ new helicopter and drone base in Zahedan. “The helicopter fleet in the…

Iran Ready To Help Syria Rebuild Its Defense Infrastructure

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Ready To Help Syria Rebuild Its Defense Infrastructure

Iranian Defense Minister Mohammed Reza-Ashtiani meets with Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim, Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Army, 10…

Organized Crime Engulfing Ecuador

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Organized Crime Engulfing Ecuador

Ecuador’s Police patrol streets of the capital, Quito, after civilian unrest. “If the State Public Security Council declares these groups…

Burkina Faso Claims Disguised Jihadists, Not Military, Responsible for Civilian Killings

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Burkina Faso Claims Disguised Jihadists, Not Military, Responsible for Civilian Killings

Map of Burkina Faso. “A lot of people think it’s the Russians who are guiding us,” said Coulibaly. “But the…

Vast Majority of Malians Express Confidence in Russia’s Ability To Address Jihadist Violence

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Vast Majority of Malians Express Confidence in Russia’s Ability To Address Jihadist Violence

Map of Mali. “More than nine of out of ten Malians have confidence in Russia to help their country in…