• OE Watch 2023, Vol 13, Iss 04 OE Watch, Vol. 13 (Iss. 04) (5/24/2023) by TonyaRiley This month's OE Watch contains 21 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 regions and countries and covering the Operational Environment. Its analyses introduce security topics articulated from foreign perspectives, and as a product, it is intended for U.S. Army leader development, training, and education communities, as well as…
  • OE Watch 2023, Vol 13, Iss 03 OE Watch, Vol. 13 (Iss. 03) (5/15/2023) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 21 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 regions and countries and covering the Operational Environment. Its analyses introduce security topics articulated from foreign perspectives, and as a product, it is intended for U.S. Army leader development, training, and education communities, as well as others…
  • OE Watch 2023, Vol 13, Iss 02 OE Watch, Vol. 13 (Iss. 02) (3/27/2023) by TonyaRiley OE Watch, Issue #2, 2023 has been released. This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment security topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training, and education community, as well as others in governmental,…
  • OE Watch 2023, Vol 13, Iss 01 OE Watch, Vol. 13 (Iss. 01) (3/14/2023) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment security topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training, and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 11 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 11) (1/12/2023) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training, and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 10 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 10) (12/7/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 21 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 09 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 09) (10/28/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 20 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training, and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 08 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 08) (9/30/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training, and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 07 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 07) (8/15/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 01 2022, Vol 12, Iss 06 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 06) (8/15/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 22 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • TRADOC G2 Newsletter June 2022 (6/23/2022) by Ed Waters This addition has a significant focus on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, and highlights many new regular publications associated with this event.  In this addition you will find our new Russia Landing Zone, our latest one-stop-shop with all of our products focused on Russia. This site is packed with links and resources ranging from collaborative…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 05 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 05) (6/21/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 25 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 04 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 04) (5/9/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 24 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 03 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 03) (4/6/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 25 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • TRADOC. Accessions OE (3/13/2022) by Nick Kirkpatrick Threats to the All-Volunteer Force 2030, The Accessions Operational Environment 2030, Post-COVID-19 Analysis of the 2020-2028 Operational Environment, Post-COVID-19 Analysis of the 2020-2028 Operational Environment - G2 IPB
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 02 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 02) (3/10/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 22 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • TRADOC G2 Newsletter February 2022 (2/24/2022) by Ed Waters This edition includes several new products to help automate, visualize, and interact with Chinese and Russian doctrine.  Since the release of the ATP 7-100.3 Chinese Tactics in August 2021, we have been working and receiving feedback from numerous stakeholders in order to help bring this manual to life.  The "How…
  • OE Watch 2022, Vol 12, Iss 01 OE Watch, Vol. 12 (Iss. 01) (2/24/2022) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 20 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • TRADOC G2 Newsletter, Jan 2022. TRADOC G2 Newsletter January 2022 (1/6/2022) by Ed Waters TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2022 Please find our latest TRADOC G2 Newsletter. This addition includes several products on Chinese and Russian doctrine. It also highlights that we have completed 11 of 17 planned new courses on Joint ISR for distributed learning on JKO. Finally,…
  • OE Watch DEC 2021, Vol 11, Iss 12 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 12) (12/29/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 24 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. You can access the TRADOC…
  • OE Watch NOV 2021, Vol 11, Iss 11 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 11) (12/6/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 28 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch OCT 2021, Vol 11, Iss 10 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 10) (11/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 20 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • DATE World: The U.S. Army’s Training Environment (10/6/2021) by Ed Waters The Decisive Action Training Environment World is the U.S. Army’s official training environment, designed to enable readiness for major pacing threat challenges and advanced and persistent threats for all operational environments. It provides the Army training community with a singular, unified, scalable training environment that facilitates training across…
  • The Operational Environment (2021-2030): Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict (10/4/2021) by Ed Waters  The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has approved and published The Operational Environment (2021-2030):  Great Power Competition, Crisis, and Conflict.  This document is intended to complement previously published Operational Environment (OE) documents, expanding and adding to our understanding of the OE in light of recent events — think…
  • OE Watch SEP 2021, Vol 11, Iss 09 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 09) (10/1/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 23 foreign article reviews spanning over 22 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch AUG 2021, Vol 11, Iss 08 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 08) (9/3/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 25 foreign article reviews spanning over 22 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • TRADOC G2 Newsletter August 2021 Vol. II (Iss.1) (8/16/2021) by Ed Waters TRADOC G2 Newsletter Vol II (Iss. 1) Welcome to the latest TRADOC G2 Newsletter.  This addition includes the long awaited ATP 7-100.3 Chinese Tactics. This edition also has the link to our new  TRADOC G2 Homepage, that will evolve over the next few weeks to eventually be that…
  • Red Diamond Training Support Issue Summer 2021 Latest Publication of Red Diamond Released (8/5/2021) by TonyaRiley TRADOC G-2 has just released the latest publication of the Red Diamond newsletter. This edition of the Red Diamond provides our readers with information about the various products and services TRADOC G-2 offers to support and guide you through writing scenarios and developing exercises. We strive to ensure…
  • OE Watch JUL 2021, Vol 11, Iss 07 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 07) (8/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 28 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch JUN 2021, Vol 11, Iss 06 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 06) (8/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 26 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch MAY 2021, Vol 11, Iss 05 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 05) (8/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 29 foreign article reviews spanning many different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded at…
  • OE Watch APR 2021, Vol 11, Iss 04 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 04) (8/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 30 foreign article reviews spanning over 20 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch MAR 2021, Vol 11, Iss 03 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 03) (8/4/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 26 foreign article reviews spanning over 22 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities.This issue can be downloaded at…
  • OE Watch FEB 2021, Vol 11, Iss 02 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 02) (3/8/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 32 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch JAN 2021, Vol 11, Iss 01 OE Watch, Vol. 11 (Iss. 01) (2/24/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 47 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch DEC 2020, Vol 10, Iss 12 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 12) (1/28/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 45 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue can be downloaded…
  • OE Watch NOV 2020, Vol 10, Iss 11 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 11) (1/28/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 59 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue, along with all…
  • OE Watch OCT 2020, Vol 10, Iss 10 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 10) (1/28/2021) by TonyaRiley This OE Watch contains 56 foreign article reviews spanning over 30 different regions and countries covering Operational Environment topics from the foreign perspective for the US Army leader, development, training and education community, as well as others in governmental, analytic, and academic communities. This issue, along with all…
  • Read the NEW TRADOC G2 Newsletter December 2020 (12/11/2020) by Ed Waters
  • The Convergence. MadSci Blog 284. The Convergence: Disinformation, Revisionism, and China with Doowan Lee (11/13/2020) by Ed Waters Editor’s Note:  Mad Scientist is pleased to announce our latest episode of “The Convergence” podcast, featuring Mr. Doowan Lee, discussing disinformation, changes over time in approaches to information warfare, and revisionism and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Please note that this podcast and several of the embedded links below…
  • OE Watch SEP 2020, Vol 10, Iss 09 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 09) (10/16/2020) by TonyaRiley The September issue of OE Watch features 54 articles covering various security challenges from the foreign perspective from over 30 different countries and regions around the globe. It can be found at FMSO's website: https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/Also, all of FMSO's books, studies, and OE Watch issues are digitally available there—a…
  • OE Watch AUG 2020, Vol 10, Iss 08 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 08) (9/23/2020) by TonyaRiley The August issue of OE Watch continues to feature foreign perspectives on the OE, particularly on how Russia and China are leveraging emerging technologies and foreign presence to exploit opportunities, as well as a variety of topics related to COVID-19 and security affairs. In the Eurasia section, Russian…
  • US Army TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3 July 2020 (8/6/2020) by Ed Waters Hot off the Press  OE Watch (June ’20) - This issue features 62 articles covering various security challenges including a Russian Perspective of Regional Security in the Arctic OE Watch (July ’20) - This issue features 63 articles from across the globe including one from Latin America examining the…
  • OE Watch JUL 2020, Vol 10, Iss 07 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 07) (7/22/2020) by TonyaRiley The July issue of OE Watch continues to feature foreign perspectives on the OE, particularly on how Russia and China are leveraging emerging technologies and foreign presence to exploit opportunities in their respective areas of interest, as well as a variety of topics related to COVID-19 and security…
  • Red Diamond. Iranian Red Diamond (7/21/2020) by PaulaDevers1 Greetings OE Enterprise! The latest issue of the Red Diamond is now available. To access the latest issue, visit the below URL: https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/operational-environment-and-threat-analysis-directorate/m/documents/340436 This issue of Red Diamond features a variety of articles focused on Iran. Of particular interest are feature articles by renowned Iranian subject matter experts…
  • OE Watch JUN 2020, Vol 10, Iss 06 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 06) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley The June issue of OE Watch continues its broad coverage of foreign perspectives of the operational environment, as well as continuing special focus on foreign, security-related perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the Eurasia section, three articles consider how countries in the region are adapting their military conscriptions…
  • OE Watch MAY 2020, Vol 10, Iss 05 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 05) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley Included among OE Watch's usual broad range of foreign perspectives of the operational environment, this issue richly highlights responses to theCOVID-19 pandemic from foreign sources, revealing a variety of impacts ranging from military considerations to diplomatic influence to conflicts. The Russian military, like many others, is grappling with…
  • OE Watch APR 2020, Vol 10, Iss 04 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 04) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley As Russia gears up to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its "Great Patriotic War" in May, efforts to develop a state ideology based on "military patriotism" are apparent ("Great Patriotic Victory: Developing Military Patriotism in Russian Society and Military"). The April issue of OE Watch also continues to…
  • OE Watch MAR 2020, Vol 10, Iss 03 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 03) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley This issue of OE Watch looks at how Russia is investing heavily in and incorporating emerging technologies in deterrence, anti-access and area denial  ("The Role of the S-350 Vityaz in Russian Air Defense") as well as direct/indirect fire ("The 3BM44 'Lekalo' Fin-Stabilized Subcaliber Projectile"; "Russia's Spetsnaz to Get…
  • OE Watch FEB 2020, Vol 10, Iss 02 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 02) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley This issue of OE Watch opens with a look at some of what Russians are touting as their military accomplishments in 2019 ("Summing Up Russian Military Achievements in 2019" and "Some Changes in the Russian Armed Forces in 2019").  Looking ahead, the Russian Armed Forces are modernizing their…
  • OE Watch JAN 2020, Vol 10, Iss 01 OE Watch, Vol. 10 (Iss. 01) (7/8/2020) by TonyaRiley This issue of OE Watch continues to see Russian sources pointing to the General Staff and doctrine development, specifically at an upcoming decree that would give the General Staff a supervisory role among an expanded set of government institutions in coordinating national concepts and doctrine for the total…
  • US Army TRADOC G2 Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2 June 2020 (6/29/2020) by Ed Waters Hot off the PressOE Watch (May ’20) - This issue features 65 articles from the foreign perspectives spanning the globe with several COVID-19 related challenges.Virtual War: The Qatar-UAE Battle of Narratives - A short overview of the past decade’s information war between the two nations and projected future…