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A worsening kind of Russian warfare was on display in the US presidential election, but it's a much bigger problem
Harris' quick and peaceful concession to Trump may deny US adversaries opportunities to stoke unres…
Chris Panella
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Next year could be even tougher than this last for Ukraine, forcing it to fight irregularly to hold on
It's unlikely Ukraine can launch a full-scale counteroffensive next year, opening the door for spor…
Chris Panella
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A small bureaucratic change at the Pentagon hints a major shift for US special-operations units
China and Russia both know irregular warfare is the ideal strategy against the US. Now the US Depar…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A shortage of land mines for deep, dense minefields forced Russian troops to put down irregular ones, creating new problems for Ukraine: report
Russian forces tried to quadruple the size of the minefields, but it didn't always go as planned. T…
Ryan Pickrell
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To take on Russia and China, the US Navy is standing up a new unit to do the missions that only SEALs can do
NSWG 8's creation is another sign of Naval Special Warfare's pivot to great-power competition with …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How bombing Gaza to rubble created headaches and a tough fight for invading Israeli tanks and troops
Conflict analysts at the Royal United Services Institute think tank described the challenges Israel…
Jake Epstein
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In a US showdown with China, there are some missions with no special-operations 'easy button'
As US special-operations forces focus on the challenge posed by China, they "must be careful not to…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A US Green Beret drill with fake guerrilla fighters shows how Sweden has been preparing for an 'unconventional' clash with Russia
Forming and training a guerrilla force to take on a rival government or an occupying power is a cla…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Russian military leaders can't seem to get Wagner and its boss, Prigozhin, to fall in line, and it's a mess that goes beyond dysfunction
Wagner is a loose cannon among the Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, and it's constantly creating…
Ryan Pickrell
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Israel's military is vastly more powerful than Hamas, but invading Gaza to root it out would still be a nasty fight
Yoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, said the country is moving into a "full offense" against G…
Jake Epstein
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Russian attack helicopters showed up in force on the front lines and have been putting dents in Ukraine's armored assaults
"Russian forces deployed aviation in a way they haven't recently" and have been using it more succe…
Ryan Pickrell
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Israel's war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can't make tanks invulnerable
Israel's tank losses to Hamas, just like tank losses 50 years ago or in Ukraine now, stoke renewed …
Michael Peck
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How Ukraine's counteroffensive went sideways
Ukraine's counteroffensive kicked off six months ago with new tanks and soaring expectations. Here'…
Chris Panella
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Putin's 'invincible' missile has a very common problem
Russia's new Zircon missile can fly at hypersonic speeds or hit a moving ship, but it can't do both.
Michael Peck
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What makes 2 of the world's toughest special-operations courses so tough, according to troops who've endured them
From time to time, US commandos head overseas to test their mettle at foreign special-operations sc…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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After 7 years, a US-led task force fighting ISIS is getting a new name and taking a new approach to its mission
The US-led special-operations task force that led the way against ISIS is getting a new name as maj…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How the Army's 'Robin Sage' puts Special Forces hopefuls to a final, make-or-break test in the forests of North Carolina
Every few months, a swath of central North Carolina becomes the territory of Pineland, where aspiri…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US Marines and special operators have been quietly training troops in Taiwan amid concerns about China, report says
US support for "Taiwan remains aligned against the current threat posed by the People's Republic of…
Ryan Pickrell
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Military experts told us who they think would win if Russia invaded Ukraine
Russia could be in for a surprise: Ukraine has been fighting in Donbass for seven years. Its skills…
Mitch Prothero
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Putin may finally be giving the US something it really wants: a Europe that can actually defend itself
US presidents have long complained about a lack of European contribution to NATO's collective-defen…