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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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Xi Urges Accelerated Development of Cutting-Edge Weaponry, Military Modernization

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Xi Urges Accelerated Development of Cutting-Edge Weaponry, Military Modernization

GEN. Li Shangfu head of the Central Military Commission’s Equipment Development Department (Li is second from the right). “Since the…

PLA Experimenting with Formations To Optimize Combat Effectiveness

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on PLA Experimenting with Formations To Optimize Combat Effectiveness

PLA soldier participates in a tactical shooting competition. “Precise deployment of forces is an important part of winning future ‘informationized’…

China-Russia Pledges of Deeper Cooperation Show Tangible Results

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on China-Russia Pledges of Deeper Cooperation Show Tangible Results

Chinese and Russian Flags. “…We continue to expand local currency settlements and establish mechanisms to counteract the negative effects of…

China Deepens Information Security Cooperation with Central Asian Neighbors

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on China Deepens Information Security Cooperation with Central Asian Neighbors

Shanghai Cooperation Organization logo. “… in the future, information security cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation organization should proceed from a…

Russian Motorized Rifle Divisions To Gain an Electronic Warfare Battalion

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russian Motorized Rifle Divisions To Gain an Electronic Warfare Battalion

RB-341V Leer-3 with Orlan-10 UAV. Orlan-10 UAV of the RB-341V Leer-3. “According to Colonel General Alexander Zhuravlyov, the battalion’s addition…

Russia Modifies Short-Range Air Defense Systems To Combat UAVs

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russia Modifies Short-Range Air Defense Systems To Combat UAVs

9K333 Verba MANPAD. Missile of the 9K333 Verba MANPAD. Pantsir-SM. “Today, the Russian defense industry manufactures two types of anti-UAV…

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Detrimental to Turkey

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russian Invasion of Ukraine Detrimental to Turkey

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “… conflict… poses a significant risk to the Turkish defense industry.” The accompanying articles…

Wagner’s Questionable Operations in Africa

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Wagner’s Questionable Operations in Africa

The arrival of Russian military equipment, including these BRDM-2 armored vehicles, along with members of the Wagner Group helped prevent…

Iranian Authorities Arrest Alleged Deputy Leader of Royalist Terrorist Group

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iranian Authorities Arrest Alleged Deputy Leader of Royalist Terrorist Group

Jamshid Sharmahd, after his August 2020 arrest. “Tondar is one of the counterrevolutionary groups in which supporters of the Pahlavi…

Russia and China To Help Iran Build New Airports

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/02/2022 | Comments Off on Russia and China To Help Iran Build New Airports

Tabriz International Airport, in northwest Iran. “In the long run, we need a number of world class international airports.” Iran…