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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 BARS Reserve System Inducting Cossacks

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russia’s BARS Reserve System Inducting Cossacks

Cossacks in Conference. Reservists in training. BARS servicemen in training. BARS training site. “[T]his year the mobilization reserve will include…

Russian Orthodox Church Blesses “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russian Orthodox Church Blesses “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine

Interior of Main Military Cathedral in Russia. “The Patriarch said that these days the historical fate of the Russian people…

More Wonder Weapons on Russia’s Drawing Board

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on More Wonder Weapons on Russia’s Drawing Board

Peresvet Military Laser System. “The State Weapons Program (SWP) will focus on the creation of non-traditional types of weapons, including…

Iran Tries To Justify Abstention in UN Vote Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Tries To Justify Abstention in UN Vote Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi, 2 March 2022. “The security concerns of the Russian Federation must be taken into…

Iranian Navy Joins Indian Naval Exercises

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian Navy Joins Indian Naval Exercises

Iran’s “Dana” Destroyer, which participated in the IONS 2022 Exercises off Goa, India. “The presence of the Navy in open…

Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

Iran’s previous Damavand destroyer sank after striking a breakwater at Bandar Anzali, 10 January 2018. “The process of building naval…

Colombian Navy Discovers Clandestine Narcosub Shipyard

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Colombian Navy Discovers Clandestine Narcosub Shipyard

  A narcosub of the type found in a clandestine shipyard in Colombia. “Navy men located two semi-submersibles that were ready…

Mexican Criminal Organizations Consolidate Their Positions in South America

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Mexican Criminal Organizations Consolidate Their Positions in South America

Violence breaks out in Ecuador during protests over the spiraling security situation. “Mexican drug traffickers, especially from the Sinaloa and…

Al Shabaab Takes Advantage of Somalia’s Disjointed Election Process To Ramp Up Attacks

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Al Shabaab Takes Advantage of Somalia’s Disjointed Election Process To Ramp Up Attacks

A female soldier belonging to the Somali National Army. “Security analysts said the brazen attacks were a fresh demonstration of…

Separatist Conflict Imminent in Northern Mali

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Separatist Conflict Imminent in Northern Mali

Islamist fighters in northern Mali. “He reiterated that kinetic measures alone will not end the war and therefore advised that…