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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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Iran: Emphasizing Religiosity in Regular Army Promotions

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran: Emphasizing Religiosity in Regular Army Promotions

Abbas Mohammad Hassani, the supreme leader’s representative to the Iranian Army, at the Second Conference of Iranian Army Commanders, June…

Iran Uses Online War Games To Teach Younger Generation of Officers

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Uses Online War Games To Teach Younger Generation of Officers

Inside the headquarters of Iran Cyber Defense Command. “We have designed… the war game process in the software space.” Iran’s…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Alleged Corruption of the West

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Alleged Corruption of the West

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks on 1 March 2022. “One clear and complete example of modern ignorance is the United…

Iran Repositions Its Proxies in Syria as Russia Turns Focus to Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Repositions Its Proxies in Syria as Russia Turns Focus to Ukraine

Syrian Democratic Force soldiers conduct a patrol during a joint operation with U.S. Army Soldiers in Syria on May 8,…

Colombian Military Continues To Forcefully Dismantle FARC Dissident Structures

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Colombian Military Continues To Forcefully Dismantle FARC Dissident Structures

A protest against the FARC and its activities. “According to the National Army, these offensive operations are carried out within…

Somalia: How Al Shabaab’s Arsenal Grows

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Somalia: How Al Shabaab’s Arsenal Grows

Weapons captured by AMISOM forces from al Shabaab. “The acquisition of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and other lethal capacity remains a…

Nigerian Governor Assures Counterterrorism Success Against Boko Haram

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Nigerian Governor Assures Counterterrorism Success Against Boko Haram

7 Div NA – Camp Zairo, 2017. “He reiterated that kinetic measures alone will not end the war and therefore…

Turkey Tries To Mitigate Economic Impact of Sanctions on Russia

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Turkey Tries To Mitigate Economic Impact of Sanctions on Russia

Erdoğan and Putin at the Kremlin, 23 September 2015. “Us three countries, Russia, China and Turkey can trade among ourselves…

CSTO Members Respond to Potential Involvement in Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on CSTO Members Respond to Potential Involvement in Ukraine

Maulen Ashimbayev. “The key change is the concept of a “coordinating state”: it must take over leadership of a peacekeeping…

Some Latin American Countries Responsive to Russian Entreaties To Remain Silent on Ukraine War

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Some Latin American Countries Responsive to Russian Entreaties To Remain Silent on Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. “Russia said in December that escalating tensions over Ukraine could lead to…