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Adding Strategic Nonviolence to the Unconventional Warfare Doctrine

SWJED — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:13:35 +0000

Adding Strategic Nonviolence to the Unconventional Warfare Doctrine SWJED Fri, 08/16/2019 - 1:13pm

In the era of great power competition, the United States can ill afford to ignore nonviolent resistance as an offensive strategy employable by ourselves, our allies, and also our enemies. The ability to achieve UW end states using strategic nonviolence will increase the options and capabilities available to policymakers and allow us to understand it when utilized against U.S. interests.

Deterring “Competition Short of War”: Are Gray Zones the Ardennes of our Modern Maginot Line of Traditional Deterrence?

SWJED — Tue, 14 May 2019 04:51:42 +0000

Deterring “Competition Short of War”: Are Gray Zones the Ardennes of our Modern Maginot Line of Traditional Deterrence? SWJED Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:51am

Unconventional Deterrence is not Unconventional Warfare any more than Nuclear Deterrence is Nuclear Warfare. The goal of UD is not to destabilize the societies of our enemies, rather the goal of UD is to deter our enemies from destabilizing our own society, and those of our Allies and Partners. While most of my contemporaries overly fixate on the strengths of our opponents and how they match up with inherent weaknesses of our own; I am far more interested in where their inherent weaknesses play to our strengths.

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Iranian Unconventional Warfare in Yemen

SWJED — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 05:52:37 +0000

Iranian Unconventional Warfare in Yemen SWJED Sat, 09/09/2017 - 1:52am

A complex proxy war between Iran and the US/Saudi coalition. Iran directly supports the Houthis and via its proxy Hezbollah. The US provides support to Saudi Arabia in its operations in Yemen.

Enabling Unconventional Warfare to Address Grey Zone Conflicts

SWJED — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 05:14:41 +0000

Enabling Unconventional Warfare to Address Grey Zone Conflicts SWJED Wed, 09/28/2016 - 1:14am

This paper explores how the similarities between covert action and UW activities have led to a negative perception of UW and lengthy delays in its use.

The COiNventional Wisdom

Peter J. Munson — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:03:24 +0000

The COiNventional Wisdom Peter J. Munson Thu, 08/09/2012 - 6:03pm

Will we “learn” the same lessons we learned after Vietnam again? (…and, by the way, what were those lessons?)