THE RUSSIAN MILITARY’S LESSONS LEARNED IN SYRIA

https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/The%20Russian%20Military%e2%80%99s%20Lessons%20Learned%20in%20Syria_0.pdf

Interesting short paper on the concept of force density / manpower within contexts of counterinsurgency.

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/manpower-and-counterinsurgency

OpSec in Conflict Zones

https://youtu.be/uAUcmweiQEw

We regret not being able to publish more about sifting through emergent information, the dilemmas of anti-state forces during an invasion, etc, but we are currently overloaded with other related projects. We plan on putting out more content soon though.

RE logistics chokepoints in military operation

[Odd Lots] What Wooden Pallets Have to Do With Russia's Invasion of Ukraine #oddLots
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137864021

“What is a true bastion of iron? It is the masses, the millions upon millions of people who genuinely and sincerely support the revolution. That is the real iron bastion, which it is impossible, and impossible, for any force on earth to smash.”
—Mao

Protestors in LA use bravery, numbers, and the environment to perform dearrest. Police often rely on force projection and fear to control the populace in general and crowds. Often able to control situations with a 10 to 1 disadvantage because of people’s fear of getting hurt or arrested themselves but in situations like protests where deadly force is less likely taking on the police with numerical advantage can be quite effective. One person resisting may not work, two might not be enough to sway the crowd, but if three or more go in the affect of the crowd often changes from viewers to participants and then utilizing whatever methods available cops can routed and their comrades can released. One protester here even using a scooter as to create space and intimidating the officers improvising an effective mental and physical weapon.

primarily color laser printers fwiw

we don’t share this to invoke this literally re bullets and bombs but for people to rethink being arrested or putting yourself needlessly in harms way when things could be accomplished by tools or at a distance.