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04 Mar Ukrainian special operators may soon be putting years of secretive training from the US to use against Russia

Posted at 08:28h in Current Events

Read full article on Business Insider The invasion of Ukraine isn't going as planned for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Days into the operation, his forces are struggling to meet their objectives and facing fiercer-than-expected Ukrainian resistance. Sooner or later, Russian quantitative and qualitative military superiority might give...

24 Feb Scores Of ‘Dark Vessels’ Belonging To China’s Maritime Militias Are Operating In Contested Waters

Posted at 17:14h in Current Events

A new Chinese law allows for vessels to turn off their transponders in some of the world's most densely trafficked and tense waterways. Alarge number of China's "little blue men," the irregular maritime militia forces that receive support and training from the Chinese government, have gone...

24 Feb Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Posted at 17:10h in Current Events

Read full artilce on Atlantic Council Whether it’s the Kremlin’s “little green men” suddenly seizing Crimea, China’s coercive use of economics through its Belt and Road Initiative, or—as we’re currently watching in real time—Russian state propaganda aggressively rallying its population for war, US adversaries are increasingly pursuing their...

24 Feb SHARPENING THE SPEAR: MOVING SOF’S OPERATING CONCEPT BEYOND THE GWOT

Posted at 12:01h in Current Events

Read full article on Modern War Institute Emerging from the shadows in the aftermath of 9/11 through the campaign that toppled the Taliban, special operations forces became the favored tool for military and civilian leaders alike. This newfound prominence brought United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)...

21 Feb THE KEY TO BLUNTING RUSSIA’S STRATEGIC VICTORY IN UKRAINE AND BEYOND? IRREGULAR WARFARE

Posted at 10:43h in Current Events

Read full article on Modern War Institute Vladimir Putin has all the cards in his favor. Even if Russian forces do not attack Ukraine in the coming days, he is poised to gain another strategic victory at comparatively low cost. If he gains nothing else, Putin...

17 Feb HOW TO FIX THE JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING PROGRAM

Posted at 09:33h in Current Events

Read full article on Modern War Institute At precisely 2:30 a.m., a combined team of hackers from the United States and one of its partner nations launched a denial-of-service attack against the adversary’s cellular provider. For more than fifteen minutes, cell signal was disabled in...

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