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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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Research focused on identifying and analyzing the complex challenges of conflict, violent extremism and terrorism.

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Mexico’s Cartel-Related Violence Spikes as Elections Approach

By nkirkpatrick2 | 06/21/2024 | Comments Off on Mexico’s Cartel-Related Violence Spikes as Elections Approach

Mexico has responded to security threats by deploying its army on the streets. “No more than 12 hours passed between…

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Berg 01 A port of entry on the U.S. Mexico border

Mexican Truckers Protest Rise in Cartel’s Cargo Theft

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/23/2024 | Comments Off on Mexican Truckers Protest Rise in Cartel’s Cargo Theft

A port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border, where most Mexican truckers are bound with their cargo. “49 assaults on…

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Winter 01 Photo of Al Nujaba Movement forces from PMF in the Makhul Mountains

Iraqi Shia Militia Attacks Create Atmosphere of Uncertainty

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/23/2024 | Comments Off on Iraqi Shia Militia Attacks Create Atmosphere of Uncertainty

Photo of Al-Nujaba Movement forces (from PMF) in the Makhul Mountains of Salah al-Din province, one kilometer from the ISIL…

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Betts 01 Taliban Humvee in Kabul

Taliban Challenged by Uptick of Islamic State–Khorasan Province Attacks

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/15/2024 | Comments Off on Taliban Challenged by Uptick of Islamic State–Khorasan Province Attacks

Taliban Humvee in Kabul “The Taliban government has said that it has defeated the Daesh group and will not allow…

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Winter 02 Syria map showing major cities

Jordan Alarmed by Escalation in Syrian Smuggling Tactics

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/15/2024 | Comments Off on Jordan Alarmed by Escalation in Syrian Smuggling Tactics

Syria map showing major cities as well as parts of surrounding countries and the Mediterranean Sea. “What were initially infiltration…

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Berg 01 Noboa the youngest president in Ecuadors history

Rising Violence Prompts Ecuador To Declare “Internal Armed Conflict”

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/12/2024 | Comments Off on Rising Violence Prompts Ecuador To Declare “Internal Armed Conflict”

Noboa, the youngest president in Ecuador’s history, faces a crisis of insecurity. “President Daniel Noboa issued…an executive decree that reforms…

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Winter 01 Yemen map showing major population centers

Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Not Only Motivated by Gaza

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/12/2024 | Comments Off on Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Not Only Motivated by Gaza

Yemen map showing major population centers as well as parts of neighboring countries and the Gulf of Aden and the…

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Rubin 02 Iraj Masjedi a Qods Force commander and former Iranian ambassador to Iraq

Iran Hints It Will Supply Air Defense Weaponry to Palestinians

By nkirkpatrick2 | 04/12/2024 | Comments Off on Iran Hints It Will Supply Air Defense Weaponry to Palestinians

Iraj Masjedi, a Qods Force commander and former Iranian ambassador to Iraq, meets with Qassem Soleimani, the late leader of…

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Billingsley 01 Chinese container ship off the coast of Los Angeles California

China’s Economic Interests at Risk With Rise of Houthi Shipping Attacks

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/09/2024 | Comments Off on China’s Economic Interests at Risk With Rise of Houthi Shipping Attacks

Chinese container ship off the coast of Los Angeles, California. “China is the customer for 90% of the oil exported…

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OE Watch 2024 issue 3

OE Watch Issue 3 2024

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/11/2024 |

China Reinvigorates Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia Russia Developing Sixth Generation Combat Aircraft Inaction on Gaza Underscores “Arab…

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