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Russia’s Wagner Group in Africa: Influence, commercial concessions, rights violations, and counterinsurgency failure
Read full article on Brownings.edu
Russia is intensifying its competition with the United States in Africa. In its asymmetric race, Russia uses nominally ...
Special operations legend John Singlaub has died at the age of 100
Read full article on ArmyTimes.com
Retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub, a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, and legendary special operator, died Jan. 29 at the age of 100.
Singlaub, a ...
Why Did Russia Escalate Its Gray Zone Conflict in Ukraine?
Read original article on LawfareBlog
Editor’s Note: Russia appears to have taken so-called gray zone warfare to a new level, using subversion and clandestine operations to undermine its neighbors and expand its influence. ...
Taking Down the Caliphate
The story of an ad-hoc SOF task force that helped turn the tide against the Islamic state – and why the lessons of this campaign are more important than ever
by Andrew Milburn
“The battle showed how the campaign against the Islamic State ...
Richard Marcinko Seal Team 6 Founder Obituary
Read full article on Task and Purpose
Richard Marcinko, the rough and tumble first commander of the Navy’s storied SEAL Team 6, passed away Saturday at his home in Virginia, the National Navy SEAL Museum announced on social media. He was ...
THE CHANGING FACE OF RUSSIAN COUNTER-IRREGULAR WARFARE
Read full article on War on the Rocks
The United States has special operators in close proximity to Russian forces on three continents. In many cases, the Russian forces on the ground are either actively countering ...
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