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This commentary argues that crisis response (CR)—an irregular warfare specialization executed by elite forces—can function as a strategic instrument of deterrence. Drawing on the...
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This article examines how irregular warfare in the maritime domain (IW-M) can strengthen national defense strategies for smaller states confronting more powerful naval adversaries....
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The character of warfare is ever-changing, while terrain remains static. Nowhere is this more evident than in the unforgiving mountains of Yemen’s highlands. The...
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📄 Download PDF Version Ian Edgerly, National Defense University, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA Introduction In mid-2023, the United States military experienced its second major...
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The Cypriot War of Independence is a critical case study for contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT) studies. Given COIN and CT’s ongoing significance,...
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We have a new definition of irregular warfare, and to paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are “perhaps, at the end of the beginning.” Now, the...
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The U.S. military has struggled to define and understand irregular warfare (IW). The solution is to accept the definition of IW as all warfare...
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This article addresses the challenges faced by the United States in maintaining a sustained approach to irregular warfare (IW), historically marked by a "boom...
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In a new era of strategic competition, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) must identify opportunities to out-compete China and Russia when and where it...
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A common refrain whenever military leaders and policymakers are dissatisfied with military performance is to argue that Professional Military Education (PME) needs to change....