A Tale of Two Bears: Russian Experience in Syria and Ukraine
Over the opening phase of their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have struggled to achieve...
Read MoreBenjamin Arbitter and Kurt Carlson | 04.21.22 | Irregular Warfare Initiative
Over the opening phase of their invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces have struggled to achieve...
Read MoreJames Lacey, Tim Barrick and Nathan Barrick | 04.04.22 | Commentary & Analysis
In the weeks prior to the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Marine Corps University hosted a...
Read MoreAlex Vershinin | 03.10.22 | Irregular Warfare Initiative
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gone slower than many Western analysts anticipated. In some...
Read MoreJacob Stoil | 02.28.22 | Commentary & Analysis
As of the day this article was published, we are about one hundred hours into Russia’s invasion of...
Read MoreAndrew Maher | 02.24.22 | Irregular Warfare Initiative
As Western policymakers and researchers reflect upon the lessons of two decades of the Global War...
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