Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. As Putin Digs In, a Long—and Different—War With Ukraine Looms 2. Sanctioned Russian Oil Will Find New Ways to Flow 3. Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier to the Caribbean 4. Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown, Pentagon Says 5. Trump Says the Road to Gaza Ran Through Tehran 6. Western … Read more The post 10/25/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary appear...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Small Wars Journal is pleased to announce a new publishing partnership with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The series, titled “Transforming Military Education,” will illuminate how “America’s School for War” is leading the Army’s initiative to modernize professional military education (PME) with pedagogical reforms, innovative programs, technological applications, and multi-disciplinary approaches that are … Read more The post Small ...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. CIA playing ‘most important part’ in US strikes in the Caribbean, sources say 2. The Only Security Guarantee Ukraine Can Trust 3. China’s New Strategy for Trump: Punch Hard, Concede Little 4. Why Trump Reached a Breaking Point With Putin 5. Trump-Xi summit, if not canceled like Trump-Putin, will be tepid 6. U.S. … Read more The post 10/24/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary ap...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Eyeless Tiger The 1982 American sports drama film, Rocky III is analogous for what happened to the U.S. in a post-Cold War era with an emerging China. Rocky III begins with a recall to the final moments of the previous movie, Rocky II, where the protagonist, Rocky, defeats Apollo Creed for the Boxing Heavyweight Championship. It then transitions to Rocky … Read more The post Through the Tiger’s Eyes: Enabling the Second American Century appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona Stat...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Marcos Alan Ferreira, Criminal Non-State Actors: Historical Developments and Impacts in South America. Contributions to Security and Defence Studies. Princeton: Springer, 2025. [ISBN 978-3031925085, Hardcover, 189 pages] In recent decades, global fascination with criminal organizations such as the Medellín and Cali Cartels has infiltrated pop culture. Entertainment media productions like Narcos, Sicario, Queen of the South, and El Patron de … Read more The post SWJ–El Centro Book Review ...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Baja State Prosecutor’s Office in Tijuana Bombarded by Three Weaponized Cartel Drones | C/O Futures Cartel Research Note Series By Dr. Robert J. Bunker of SWJ 19 October 2025 (Revised) During the early evening of Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the facility containing the anti- kidnapping unit of the Fiscalía General del Estado de Baja California (Attorney … Read more The post Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Baja State Prosecutor’s Office in Tijuana Bombarded by ...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. U.S. Lifts Key Restriction on Ukraine’s Use of European Long-Range Missiles 2. . U.S. Imposes Substantial New Sanctions on Russian Oil Giants 3. U.S. Widens Campaign Against Alleged Drug Boats With Eastern Pacific Strike 4. Trump’s Been Bombing Boats in the Caribbean. Is This Legal? 5. The New Militarized War on Drugs—Time … Read more The post 10/23/25 National Security and Korean News and Com...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
A symbolic push for Bagram risks a regional escalation drawing in Russia, Iran, and China. Introduction An old dispute has been rekindled by President Donald Trump. He demanded that the United States retake Afghanistan’s Bagram Airbase, formerly the region’s center of coalition logistics, intelligence, and counterterrorism, during a recent news conference held in the United Kingdom. Abandoned during the chaotic … Read more The post President Trump’s Push for Bagram Air Base: Strategic...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Episode 136 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast (Irregular Warfare Initiative’s podcast) examines the fate of victorious rebel groups after civil wars—and why some remain loyal to post-war governments while others fragment, defect, or even overthrow the regimes they helped create. Our guests begin by exploring the core puzzle: conventional wisdom suggests that decisive victory produces stability, yet evidence shows that … Read more The post Insurgent Armies and State Formation after Victor...| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Join us live today, October 22, as we gather top academics, policy experts, and security professionals to discuss the future of security.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. A Coordinated Squeeze Forced Hamas to Accept a Deal It Didn’t Want 2. Trump May Send Tomahawks to Ukraine 3. Trump’s Fresh Tariff Assault Threatens China’s Fragile Economy 4. What to Know About the Gaza Deal (Updated) 5. Trump’s War Drums in Venezuela 6. Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks … Read more| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
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The Doomsday Clock is outdated—global threats from nukes, cyber, bio, and AI combine to raise pressure and risk systemic collapse.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
This guide is designed to equip everyone in Taiwan with vital safety information in case of crisis or emerengcy| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access SOF News HERE: SOCOM, DAWG, C-sUAS University, and Drones – Sep 30, 2025 September 30, 2025 SOF News Drones 0 Below the reader will find recent news about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are used in conflicts (Ukraine, Africa, etc.), new developments in drone use, the DoD’s anti-drone school, and training by militaries for using drones during combat operations. Curated articles … Read more| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Art shapes memories, fuels insurgencies, contests legitimacy, and serves as an enduring form of psychological and cultural operations.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Rebuilding the Human Edge: Restoring Special Forces’ Core Competencies 2. Albert Peter Dewey: the first American fatality in Vietnam 3. Russia Hits Ukraine With Massive Overnight Attack 4. Is There Any Role for the United Nations in Trump 2.0? 5. New documentary scrutinizes the lies that fueled the war in Afghanistan 6. The … Read more| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. America Is Losing Its Ability to Deter China 2. China’s Premier Outlines Deeper Commitment to U.N. 3. How China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N. 4. U.S. Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mike Waltz’s, Interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business 5. Gabbard Ends Intelligence … Read more| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States: What the Data Tells Us 2. Transcript: Finland’s President Alexander Stubb’s Speech at UNGA 2025 3. Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals 4. The Pentagon’s Missing China Strategy 5. Suspected Russian Drone Incursions Expose Gaps in NATO Defenses … Read more| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
The Global War on Terror didn't eliminate Al-Qaeda; the war just pushed Al-Qaeda into Africa. As a result, the group continues to grow.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
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Drones are no substitute for artillery in high-intensity warfare. UAVs complement—rather than replace—traditional firepower.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
Artillery and tanks for decades have been the main weapons used in war, but now it may be drones that transform the state of modern warfare.| Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
