Irregular Warfare Podcast Secret Wars: Covert Action and Irregular Warfare
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Mar 8, 2024 Delving into covert and clandestine operations, the podcast explores challenges in translating irregular warfare into policies, contrasts covert and overt actions, and discusses tensions between military and civilian leaders in managing covert programs. It also analyzes deterrence in modern warfare, the impact of technology on covert operations, and the struggle of the US to maintain global influence amid shifting power dynamics.
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Covert Ops in Int'l Politics
- Covert operations are a secret side of international politics, often overlooked in academic discussions.
- Dr. Carson's book explores this by examining how intelligence and secrecy influence policy and public discourse.
Covert Intervention in Korean War
- The Korean War provides an example of covert intervention, where Soviet pilots secretly flew missions for North Korea/China.
- This was revealed after the Soviet Union's collapse, highlighting the hidden aspects of war.
Clandestine vs. Covert
- Understand the two distinct types of sensitive activities: clandestine and covert operations.
- Clandestine aims to hide the activity itself, while covert seeks to conceal the actor's identity.