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Unconventional Warfare and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan
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Much has changed in the government’s thinking over the last 11 years. Yet the transition remains largely hesitant and partial. U.S. and NATO forces are pulling back from Afghanistan, and the Taliban is poised to regain at least some of its former power. At the same time, India has modernized its military and strengthened its alliances with the western powers. These trends create strong incentives for the military to, at the very least, retain the unconventional warfare option. The challenge for the Unites States going forward will be to ensure that Pakistan continues to move in the right direction and does not revert back to its earlier policies.
Unconventional Warfare and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan Unconventional Warfare and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan: A Brief History Much has changed in the government’s thinking over the last 11 years ... in history have engaged in unconventional warfare – i.e., covert support to non-state militant groups against the security forces of other countries – for so long, on such a large scale, and so close ... time, India has modernized its military and strengthened its alliances with the western powers. These trends create strong incentives for the military to, at the very least, retain the unconventional
Future of Global Competition
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The 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) makes clear that competing effectively with state adversaries will be the primary focus of the Department of Defense (DOD) going forward. Irregular warfare (IW) is a key element of modern great power competition (GPC), and our adversaries are deftly exploiting unconventional methodologies— particularly the use of information and intermediaries (i.e., proxies and surrogates)—as mediums of national influence. In March 2019, CNA hosted a cohort of academic, government, and military experts for a discussion on how special operations forces (SOF) can best lead or support US Government (USG) efforts to compete successfully on a global scale using information operations and intermediary partnerships. The discussion is summarized and synthesized in this document.
of the Department of Defense (DOD) going forward. Irregular warfare (IW) is a key element of modern great power competition (GPC), and our adversaries are deftly exploiting unconventional ... will be the primary focus of the Department of Defense (DOD) going forward. Irregular warfare (IW) is a key element of modern great power competition (GPC), and our adversaries are deftly exploiting unconventional ... military entity to consistently train for and conduct unconventional warfare operations, and they maintain a significant portion of DOD’s IW capabilities. As such, the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM
ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022
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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
, transformation, non-military measures, military activity, technologies, informational confrontation, sea-air-space, theater of operations, noncontact warfare, national security. The ongoing global ... , they will become of paramount importance in order to create the most favorable conditions for achieving strategic goals. The development of information warfare is manifested not only in the information ... , combining the tactics of guerrilla, sabotage and terrorist warfare: attack, strike, withdrawal with dispersal, collection in a designated area. In essence, this is a land-based transformation
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition
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Nations have a variety of options for exerting influence, such as through diplomatic, military, or economic means. In recent years, some nations have shifted to more ambiguous activities for exerting global influence, in attempts to achieve benefits normally obtained through conventional war, but without triggering such a war. In this report, we explored a different way of thinking about these ambiguous activities and their implications, which suggested a need to shift U.S. focus away from preparing to win tomorrow and toward winning today. From this shift, we described a different approach to U.S. activities in such competitive environments. We also identified the unique qualities of U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) as the military force having the best alignment with these different activities.
, they will need to give more attention to other missions in the SOF toolkit (such as unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, and preparation of the environment). Although conventional forces ... obtained through conventional war, but without triggering such a war. A variety of evolving terms describe this shift, including “ambiguous warfare,” the “Gray Zone,” and “competition short of armed
Russian Military Spaceship
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In this CNA Occasional Paper, Anatoly Zak, a noted expert on the Russian space program, examines Russia’s military and dual-purpose spacecraft. He discusses the resurgence of the Russian space program in the past two decades, both the military and civilian components. The paper identifies different satellite classes operated by both the country’s military and the civilian space agency, providing a detailed overview of radar imagery and early warning technologies in service today. Zak provides a detailed description of antisatellite capabilities in Russian service, and goes over some of the significant detriments to further progress, such as corruption and quality control issue in the Russian space service. He argues that the “growing pains” of the Russian space industry in the post-Soviet period could eventually be resolved or at least mitigated, allowing more effective use of available resources, cutting the development time, and producing more reliable systems in the future.
. For the Russian government, these unconventional conflicts were the first ones to take place in the new four-dimensional theater of action, where traditional battlefields on land, sea, and air were ... orbital warfare, as more and more countries were entering or expanding their presence in the once-exclusive club of space nations capable of launching indigenously built rockets from their own
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: The War on Terror, 18 Years Later
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On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Jon Schroden and David Knoll reflect on eighteen years of the War on Terror.
The War on Terror, 18 Years Later On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Jon Schroden and David Knoll reflect on eighteen years of the War on Terror. The War on Terror, 18 Years Later Biographies Jonathan Schroden   directs the Stability and Development Program. Schroden is an expert on special operations forces, terrorism/counterterrorism, indigenous force development, security force assistance, insurgency/counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, stability operations and operations assessment. David Knoll   is an expert in military innovation, irregular warfare and non-state