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Russian Forces in Southern Military District Rev

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An order-of-battle assessment analyzes about 38 brigade- and regiment-level formations in Russia’s Southern Military District as of late summer 2021.

, ranging from peacekeeping missions and counterinsurgency operations, through local wars, to high-tempo conventional operations against technologically superior opposing forces. This is reflected

Russian Forces in the Southern Military District

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In this CNA Occasional Paper, Konrad Muzyka provides an in-depth assessment of Russia’s Southern Military District, which consists of robust forces spanning the North Caucasus region, along with Rostov, Volgograd, Stravropol, Dagestan, and Crimea.

that are deployed within the district need to address a gamut of threats and contingencies, ranging from peacekeeping missions and counterinsurgency operations, through local wars, to high-tempo

Implications of the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan

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The end of the Afghan conflict—and the manner in which it ended—is significant, but it will take time for its implications to come into focus.

on military strategy, defense policy, irregular warfare, and the Middle East and South Asia. U.S. forces are gone from Afghanistan after 20 years of counterinsurgency and nation-building ... and high-end warfare involving relatively wealthy countries and modern militaries. What it takes to succeed in these missions bears little resemblance to the relentlessly tactical aims of counterinsurgency

NATO’s Navies at 75: Five Operational Imperatives to Watch

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At NATO’s 75th anniversary, its navies are investing in five critical areas: surface ships, air defense, antisubmarine warfare, uncrewed platforms, and logistics.

ahead to its next 75 years. Surface Recapitalization As with the United States, many NATO nations prioritized ground-force optimization for counterinsurgency in the post-9/11 era. Only in the past

New Roles for Civil Affairs Forces in a New World

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Strategic competition should prompt us to think about new and creative uses for civil affairs forces.

New Roles for Civil Affairs Forces Strategic competition should prompt us to think about new and creative uses for civil affairs forces. /images/InDepth/Post101.jpg New Roles for Civil Affairs Forces in a New World 101 Emily Mushen Emily Mushen is a research scientist in Countering Threats and Challenges at CNA with 15 years of experience in analysis of irregular warfare, influence operations, and counterinsurgency. She has conducted several studies on civil affairs activities, force structure, and impact for the US Marine Corps. The armed forces of the United States have engaged

6 Ways the U.S. Can Counter Extremist Groups in the COVID-19 Era

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The environment created by COVID-19 has been beneficial to violent extremist organizations. It has increased instability, amplified the risk of radicalization and had a negative effect on CT operations.

and counterterrorism, insurgency and counterinsurgency, failed and fragile states, non-state armed groups, transnational challenges, and issues of governance. The environment created by COVID-19 has been

Why Pandemics Are National Security Threats

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COVID-19 is a nontraditional threat that has affected U.S. national security in both direct and indirect ways.

Why Pandemics Are National Security Threats COVID-19 is a nontraditional threat that has affected U.S. national security in both direct and indirect ways. /images/InDepth/Post85.png Why Pandemics Are National Security Threats 85 Pamela Faber Pamela Faber is a senior research scientist in Countering Threats and Challenges at CNA. She is an expert in security and development in conflict and post-conflict regions in Africa and the Middle East. She focuses on terrorism and counterterrorism, insurgency and counterinsurgency, failed and fragile states, non-state armed groups, transnational

The U.S. is Close to a Deal with the Taliban: What’s Next?

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Last Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Twitter that the United States had officially "come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant reduction in violence across Afghanistan."

internal defense, insurgency/counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, stability operations and operations assessment. Last Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Twitter

cna talks: U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda

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Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda.

U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Despite experiencing setbacks over the last 16 years, Al Qaeda has proven to be a learning organization that has evolved and expanded. On this episode of CNA Talks, experts Jonathan Schroden, Julia McQuaid, Pamela Faber and Zack Gold discuss the findings released in CNA's independent assessment of U.S. government efforts against Al Qaeda. U.S. Strategy on Al-Qaeda Dr. Jonathan Schroden   is director of CNA's Center for Stability and Development and CNA's Special Operations Program. He is an expert in counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, stability operations

cna talks: Decade of War

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Dr. David Knoll moderates a conversation about a newly released paper,   Decade of War: Applying Past Lessons to the Counter-ISIS Campaign . He is joined by the report’s author, Dr. Larry Lewis, and analyst Zack Gold to discuss the rapid adaptation of technology and information operations by non-state armed groups; how legitimate nation-states can respond to non-state armed groups which are not bound by the truth; and how lessons learned from adversaries can be most effectively integrated into future tactics across the US military.

compliance. His other areas of expertise include counterinsurgency and high-value targeting in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere. Zack Gold is an associate research analyst