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Russia is conducting an escalating and violent campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence (the GRU), according to a new CSIS database of Russian activity. The number of Russian attacks nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024.
From selection to retirement, elite multipurpose canines are the silent Green Berets who don't always bask in the spotlight but are equally deserving of it.
These four-legged warriors of the Army Special Forces undergo rigorous vetting, endure the same hardships as their human teammates and retire with the dignity of professionals. Their careers mirror those of the special operators they serve alongside, forging bonds that often transcend their time in the military.
We have a new definition of irregular warfare, and to paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are “perhaps, at the end of the beginning.” Now, the real work begins—improving how we think about the many diverse challenges and activities encompassed within irregular warfare (IW). Ultimately, IW is a manmade, largely administrative construct created by the Department of Defense (DoD) for the DoD.
The difference between theoretical AI capabilities and battlefield reality is measured in missed opportunities and lost American lives. The capability gap is not just theoretical. According to the Department of Defense’s Artificial Intelligence Integration Report, China fielded 78 new AI-enabled military systems in 2022 alone. The U.S.? We managed 12. The GAO’s assessment of military AI capabilities confirms this growing disparity, highlighting critical gaps in our tactical AI deployment.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) presents itself as a gentle panda to obfuscate its global predatory behavior. But hiding inside the PRC’s panda suit is a dragon seeking to prey on the Central Region as a core political and economic axis for its neocolonial aspirations. Unfortunately, the singular U.S. focus on Taiwan enables the PRC to capture global strategic geography and human terrain beyond the Indo-Pacific, specifically through its Belt and Road Initiative.
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