Posts by Dianne McIntosh
GCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression
GCKN: SOCIOCULTURAL RUNNING ESTIMATE – Belarus: New Strategy, New Threats, More Suppression In This Running Estimate… In Russian popular perspectives, Putin’s popularity dropped two points to 83%, while support for the SMO steadied at 76% after a dip in November. Belief that the SMO is successful rose four points to 66% in November, with no…
READ STORYForeign Military Studies Office (FMSO): Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran
“Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran” (by Lucas Winter, Jason Warner, and Jemima Baar) assesses that China’s current military influence in Iran is high, and is expected to increase over the next three years. Some of the primary instruments that China uses to gain influence in Iran are: defense-related diplomacy; cooperation in military intelligence/communication;…
READ STORYForeign Military Studies Office (FMSO): Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Iran
“Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Iran” (by Lucas Winter, Jason Warner, and Jemima Baar) assesses that Russia’s current military influence in Iran is high, and is expected to increase over the next three years. Some of the primary instruments that Russia uses to gain influence in Iran are: cooperation in military intel/communications; shared informal/multilateral…
READ STORYCNA: Key Doctrine Concepts of the PLA
The Center for Naval Analyses released its report on the Doctrine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Key Concepts. This report is the second in a series focused on providing the US Army with basic information about how the PLA thinks about the issue of doctrine and some of their key guiding concepts for the…
READ STORYCNA: 10 Key Differences between the US and PLA
The Center for Naval Analyses released its report on The Personnel System of the PLA: 10 key Differences between the US and PRC Militaries. This report will be a first in a series that supports the effort of providing US Army personnel with fundamental information about the people in the PLA. Specifically, this report identifies…
READ STORYThreatMinutes: Empowering Soldiers With Bite-Sized Digital Learning
Although it is crucial for Soldiers to stay up to date with the latest information about rapidly evolving threats and opposing forces, the traditional approach of disseminating lengthy and complex intelligence documents or in-person briefings may not be the most effective way to engage Soldiers who tend to exhibit a more self-directed and exploratory learning…
READ STORYCyber Center of Excellence: The latest Cyber Intelligence Minute Report (CIMR)
The Cyber Center of Excellence develops Minute Reports providing overviews of a number of topics: “CAC Required” 10/02/2023 Infographic on Russian Army Groups, which are organized for strategic and operational purposes, allowing for coordinated military actions over a broader front or in specific theaters of operation. (U)_231002_Russian_Army_Groups.pdf 09/25/2023 Russian Denial and Deception (U)_230925_Russian_Denial and Deception.pptx…
READ STORYTRADOC Intelligence Post: LSCO Challenges: Insights on “Will To Fight” From the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (U)
(U)EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (U)The national “will to fight” is a tangible force of interwoven psychological, physical,and ideological elements, often dictating warfare outcomes against the grain oftechnological or numerical superiority. Insights gathered from the war in Ukrainesuggest that while both Russia and Ukraine exhibit resilient wills to fight—in differentand powerful ways—emerging internal and external military challenges can…
READ STORYRoyal United Service Institute: Stormbreak: Fighting Through Russian Defences in Ukraine’s 2023 Offensive
https://oe.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Stormbreak-Special-Report-PDF.pdf
READ STORYCyber COE Intelligence Minute Report: Prigozhin’s Death
The Cyber Center of Excellence developed a Minute Report providing an overview of the former Wagner Group leader’s death “CAC Required” (U) 230825 Prigozhin’s death.pptx (sharepoint-mil.us)
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