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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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Berg 02 the aftermath of a deadly prison riot in Lara state Venezuela in 2013

Maduro Regime Claims Victory Over Tren de Aragua Criminal Network

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/04/2024 | Comments Off on Maduro Regime Claims Victory Over Tren de Aragua Criminal Network

The aftermath of a deadly prison riot in Lara state, Venezuela in 2013. “Its fugitive leader, “El Niño” Guerrero, benefited…

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Betts 01 Location of the Mastung district in Balochistan Pakistan

Pakistan Struggles In The Tri-Border Region After Multiple Terrorist Attacks

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/04/2024 | Comments Off on Pakistan Struggles In The Tri-Border Region After Multiple Terrorist Attacks

Location of the Mastung district in Balochistan, Pakistan. “Recently, the insecurity and activities of militants have increased in different parts…

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Zenn 01 A picture of Wamena Papua Indonesia from 2019

Indonesia Attempts To Calm Sentiments After Counterinsurgency Operation

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/04/2024 | Comments Off on Indonesia Attempts To Calm Sentiments After Counterinsurgency Operation

A picture of Wamena, Papua, Indonesia, from 2019. “The protest focused on the government, and in this case the security…

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Winter 02 Israel strikes targets in Gaza Strip

Arabic Media Boasts Narrative Of Victory Following Hamas’ 7 October Attack Of Israel

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on Arabic Media Boasts Narrative Of Victory Following Hamas’ 7 October Attack Of Israel

Israel strikes targets in Gaza Strip, October 2023 “What happened…will cause the Israeli public, especially those in the settlements surrounding…

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Warner 01 Tunisians protest in support of Palestine in 2021

North African Wave of Support For Palestinians At Onset Of Israel-Hamas War

By Dianne McIntosh | 01/03/2024 | Comments Off on North African Wave of Support For Palestinians At Onset Of Israel-Hamas War

Tunisians protest in support of Palestine in 2021. Since the Hamas attack on Israel in October, North African civil societies…

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Winter 02 Druze man photographed in Suweida Syria

Russian Influence Fades in Southern Syria

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/09/2023 | Comments Off on Russian Influence Fades in Southern Syria

A Druze man photographed in Suweida Syria, 2008. “In the last two years, the decline of the Russian role within…

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Warner 01 Cote dIvoire map

As Sahelian Jihadists Expand South, Côte d’Ivoire Stands as Model of Success

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on As Sahelian Jihadists Expand South, Côte d’Ivoire Stands as Model of Success

While much of the rest of the Sahel has become engulfed in jihadist violence, Côte d’Ivoire, highlighted here, has had…

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Billingsley 01 Map of the 2023 Nagorno Karabakh war showing Azerbaijan

Russian North Sea Fleet Deputy Commander Killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Russian North Sea Fleet Deputy Commander Killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

Map of the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh war showing Azerbaijan day-to-day advances as of 22 September 2023. “This was a man who…

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Rubin 02 Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran

Iran’s Supreme Leader Accuses West of Ukraine War Conspiracy

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Iran’s Supreme Leader Accuses West of Ukraine War Conspiracy

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, July 19, 2022. “The Ukrainians fight and get…

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Berg 01 Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Presidential Candidate Assassination Shows New Depths of Ecuador’s Insecurity

By Dianne McIntosh | 11/08/2023 | Comments Off on Presidential Candidate Assassination Shows New Depths of Ecuador’s Insecurity

Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “He [Fernando Villavicencio] structured his campaign around the fight against mafias and drug trafficking. Days ago,…

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