Irregular Warfare

Little Red PRCs: Could China Conquer Taiwan Without Fighting?
It is 2028 and Xi Jinping has begun his fourth term as president of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). After a month of threats, he sends wave after wave...

Iran Doesn’t Need a Strong Conventional Military to Pose a Serious Threat
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Tehran established self-sufficiency programs—not just in the air force, but across the nation’s economy—in an effort to satisfy material needs that foreign companies had once...

How Iran Would Fight and Win a Persian Gulf Naval War
Here’s What You Need To Remember: New Iranian submarines may remain far from the cutting edge, but they could still prove dangerous adversaries in the confined and shallow waters of the...

The Iranian Military is Grade A – For the 1970s
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Iran used to be an American allies, but has been stuck with old U.S. equipment since its revolution made Tehran hostile to Washington. Iran’s conventional...

Great Power Conflict Won’t Resemble World War II-Style Warfare
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Army leaders currently developing next-generation tanks, infantry carriers and other armored vehicles explain that counterinsurgency remains a key part of their developmental emphasis, due in...

World War III: How Russia Could Win a War Against NATO
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Russia knows it can’t beat NATO in an open fight. Therefore, its strategy revolves around asymmetric warfare, such as cyberattacks and area-denial weapons like anti-aircraft...

Iran Has the Best Military the 1970s Can Buy
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Iran wouldn’t last long in an head-to-head military confrontation. But the country has become extraordinarily adept at projecting force through means short of full war. Iran’s...

Great Power Conflict Has Arrived, But Asymmetric Warfare Isn’t Going Anywhere
Here’s What You Need To Remember: Army leaders currently developing next-generation tanks, infantry carriers and other armored vehicles explain that counterinsurgency remains a key part of their developmental emphasis, due in...

The U.S. Military is Preparing for an “Irregular” War
As the threat of major, mechanized, great-power warfare continues to take center stage among Pentagon war planners and those tracking global threats, U.S. military leaders are making a point to...