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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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OE Watch Issue 10 2022

OE Watch Vol 12, Issue 10 2022

By Dianne McIntosh | 10/24/2022 |

This document covers a broad range of developments in military, geopolitical, and security domains, with a focus on China, Russia,…

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Winter 01 Aleksandr Dugin

The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

By Denise Judd | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on The Appeal of “Duginism” in the Middle East

Aleksandr Dugin, at the Civilizations of the Eurasian Area meeting on February 26, 2018 at the Faculty of World Studies,…

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Berg 01 President Gustavo Petro

Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Promises New Approach to Security and Drugs

By Denise Judd | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Colombia’s Gustavo Petro Promises New Approach to Security and Drugs

Newly inaugurated president, Gustavo Petro. Minutes after taking office last month, leftist President Gustavo Petro called for a new approach, saying in…

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Coastal West African States Brace for Wave of Terrorism From the Sahel

By Denise Judd | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Coastal West African States Brace for Wave of Terrorism From the Sahel

A Ghanaian soldier in 2013. We need all of us to understand that the best way of making sure that…

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Warner 03 French Soldiers in Operation_Barkhane

Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

By Denise Judd | 10/01/2022 | Comments Off on Mali Claims France Funded Terrorists; France Denies

French soldiers talk to locals in southern Mali in 2016. These flagrant violations of Mali’s airspace have served France to…

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OE Watch Issue 9 2022

OE Watch Issue 9 2022

By Dianne McIntosh | 09/24/2022 |

This document analyzes key global security and geopolitical developments. It examines China’s increasing military assertiveness, including nuclear testing, ballistic missile…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign Fighters Returning Home

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/12/2022 |

This report examines the challenges posed by foreign fighters returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It assesses the security risks…

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China Sharpens Tone Against U.S. Policy, Deepening Ties in Syria

By Denise Judd | 09/02/2022 | Comments Off on China Sharpens Tone Against U.S. Policy, Deepening Ties in Syria

Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister at the Supporting Syria conference (2016). “…The United States has not stopped looting Syrian local…

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Global Reactions Vary After Death of Al-Qaeda LeaderAl-Zawahiri

By Kevin O'Connell | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Global Reactions Vary After Death of Al-Qaeda LeaderAl-Zawahiri

The announcement on 1 August 2022 that the United States had killed the longtime leader of Al-Qaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, as…

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Mexican Cartels Display Their Post-Pandemic Power With Orchestrated Violence  

By Denise Judd | 09/01/2022 | Comments Off on Mexican Cartels Display Their Post-Pandemic Power With Orchestrated Violence  

Burned cars and roadblocks established by cartels in Mexico.  “For the first time, the National Liberation Army has a leftist…

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