Posts by Kevin O'Connell
M-DIME | Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Burkina Faso
What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Burkina Faso? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that China’s current M-DIME influence in Burkina Faso is Low. Some of the most important instruments…
READ STORYM-DIME | Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Iran
What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Iran? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that China’s current M-DIME influence in Iran is High. Some of the most important instruments for Chinese…
READ STORYM-DIME | Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Iran
What tools of national power does Russia use to gain military influence in Iran? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that Russia’s current M-DIME influence in Iran is High. Some of the most important instruments for Russian…
READ STORYGaza War’s Impact on the Middle East Strategic Landscape
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READ STORYGCKN: Sociocultural Running Estimate – War in Ukraine Peripheral Impacts: Abkhazia
Download the Document: 2024JUN10_RunningEstimate_RU_UKE_Update17 View on APAN: https://community.apan.org/wg/gckn/m/running-estimateproducts/464340
READ STORYM-DIME | Chinese military influence in Mali
What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Mali? In this new report from FMSO’s “M-DIME Research Project,” which assesses Chinese and Russian military influence in third-party states around the world, we assess that China’s current M-DIME influence in Mali is Low. Some of the most important instruments for Chinese…
READ STORYThe Evolution of UAVs in the Ukraine Conflict
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READ STORYExploiter Series: Sociocultural Exploitation in Burkina Faso
View/Download PDF: TRADOCG2_GCKN_2024MAY22_Exploiter_Series_Burk_anonymous.pdf (usgovcloudapi.net) See Story on APAN: Exploiter Series – Sociocultural Exploitation in Burkina Faso – GlobalProduct – Global Cultural Knowledge Network – APAN Community
READ STORYRussia’s Thermobaric Weapons Employment in the Ukrainian Conflict
The TOS-1A Solntsepek multiple rocket launcher (MRL), a potent short-range thermobaric weapon system, has been the subject of significant interest since the outset of the conflict in Ukraine. Its deployment was first documented in February 2022, coinciding with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Cameras positioned along the Belarus-Ukraine border captured images of the TOS-1A entering Ukrainian…
READ STORYWill to Fight: Twenty First Century Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War
Links PIX (CAC-enabled): https://pixtoday.net/article/article/216644 APAN (public access): https://community.apan.org/wg/gckn/m/russiaproduct/463383 Military Review (public access): https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/May-June-2024/MJ-24-Will-to-Fight/
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