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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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Rationales for Russia’s Return to the Black Sea Grain Deal

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Rationales for Russia’s Return to the Black Sea Grain Deal

The four participants to the negotiations in Istanbul of the Black Sea Grain Initiative: Russia, Ukraine,Turkey and the United Nations,…

Russian-Led Military Alliance in Central Asia Weakening Amid Quagmire in Ukraine

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Russian-Led Military Alliance in Central Asia Weakening Amid Quagmire in Ukraine

Main Cathedral CSTO Summit 02. “In particular, it directly hits the unity within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty…

Iran Asks Tajikistan Not To Use Iranian Drones in Dispute With Kyrgyzstan

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Asks Tajikistan Not To Use Iranian Drones in Dispute With Kyrgyzstan

The Ababil-2 drone which the Islamic Republic of Iran exported to Tajikistan. “The drones should not be used in conflicts…

Iran Claim of Hypersonic Missile Capability Probably Exaggerated

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Iran Claim of Hypersonic Missile Capability Probably Exaggerated

Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed Iran had successfully developed a hypersonic…

Colombia’s Congress Authorizes “Total Peace” Negotiation With Guerrilla and Criminal Groups 

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Colombia’s Congress Authorizes “Total Peace” Negotiation With Guerrilla and Criminal Groups 

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signs the Peace Accords with the FARC in 2016. “The law…empowers the president to initiate…

South Africa Spotlighted for Links to Funding Islamic State in Africa

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on South Africa Spotlighted for Links to Funding Islamic State in Africa

Flag of the Islamic State. “The impression created by recent events is that Washington rather than Pretoria is steering counter-terrorism…

Marawi Reflections Reveal Urban Warfare Challenges for Philippine Army

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Marawi Reflections Reveal Urban Warfare Challenges for Philippine Army

Boming on Marawi City. “Marawi showed all potential enemies the advantages of urban warfare [for insurgents].” The Filipino publication mindanews.com…

India Moves To Compete With China in Africa

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on India Moves To Compete With China in Africa

3rd India-Africa Forum Summit. “Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks during the India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD), held on the sidelines of…

China Deepening Cooperation in Latin America’s Sizeable Lithium Sector 

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on China Deepening Cooperation in Latin America’s Sizeable Lithium Sector 

Lithium mines in Jujuy Province, Argentina. “China’s consumption of lithium accounted for 65 percent in the global lithium market, driven…

Israeli Embassy in South Korea Opens in the Metaverse

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2023 | Comments Off on Israeli Embassy in South Korea Opens in the Metaverse

The Metaverse Museum. “I’m quite sure this is the way forward… I think the embassy metaverse will become the essential…