… Exploring the Operational Environment
[Editor’s Note: The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) released the first in its series of new publications focusing on the United States’ key potential state adversaries – China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea – and how they … Read the rest
“Russia’s vast arsenal of non-strategic nuclear weapons helps it to offset Western conventional superiority and provide formidable escalation management options in theater war scenarios.” — Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community, March 2025
[Editor’s Note: Army … Read the rest
“President Xi Jinping and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) want to achieve ‘the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation’ by 2049. The PRC will seek to increase its power and influence to shape world events to create an environment … Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: The U.S. Army Mad Scientist Laboratory‘s mission is to continually explore the Operational Environment (OE) and the changing character of warfare on behalf of the Army. One of the tools we use — crowdsourcing — engages … Read the rest
[Editor’s Note: As noted in the Contested Logistics section of TRADOC Pam 525-92, The Operational Environment 2024-2034: Large-Scale Combat Operations:
“The increased logistics requirements of LSCO will challenge Army sustainment operations, and adversaries will target those same … Read the rest