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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russias-fpv-drone-campaign-in-ukraine-institutionalizes-intentional-civilian-harm-as-a-tool-of-war/ Russia's Drone Campaign Uses Civilian Harm as Tool of War | ISW Feb 10, 2026 - Russia's use of FPV drones to strike civilian targets in Ukraine indicates a culture seeking to weaponize civilian harm as a tool of war. drone campaigncivilian harmwar iswrussiauses https://understandingwar.org/research/future-of-war/russia-and-china-look-at-the-future-of-war-2/ Russia and China Look at the Future of War | ISW Jun 30, 2025 - Russia and China share a common modernization objective: achieving dominance in decision-making in future wars. Both states are struggling to improve their... war iswrussiachinalookfuture https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/kursk-pokrovsk-and-the-current-state-of-the-war/ Kursk, Pokrovsk, and the Current State of the War | ISW Dec 29, 2025 - Riley Bailey assesses how the Russian and Ukrainian operations in Kursk and Pokrovsk will impact the course of the war in episode 42 current statewar iswkurskpokrovsk https://understandingwar.org/research/future-of-war/ukraine-and-the-problem-of-restoring-maneuver-in-contemporary-war/ Ukraine and the Problem of Restoring Maneuver in War | ISW Dec 23, 2025 - ISW offers a new framework for Ukraine and Western backers to break the current positional warfare and restore maneuver to the battlefield war iswukraineproblemrestoringmaneuver https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/interactive-time-lapse-one-year-of-war/ Interactive Time Lapse - One Year of War | ISW Aug 28, 2025 - See ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain maps that ISW produces... interactive timeone yearwar iswlapse https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/houthi-escalation-calculus-following-cautious-entry-into-the-iran-war/ Houthi Escalation Calculus into the Iran War | ISW Apr 3, 2026 - The Houthis have entered the Iran war but have not joined Iran’s regional economic warfare campaign, indicating a restrained approach. iran warhouthiescalationcalculusisw https://understandingwar.org/analysis/contemporary-future-war/studies-in-contemporary-war/ Studies in Contemporary War | Product Line | ISW Aug 30, 2025 - Coverage by the Institute for the Study of War on the Studies in Contemporary War product line from the Contemporary and Future War team. product line iswstudiescontemporarywar https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war-april-5-2026-at-130-pm-et/ Control of Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, April 5, 26 | ISW Apr 5, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, April 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW russo ukrainian warapril 526 iswcontrolterrain https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war-april-4-2026-at-130-pm-et/ Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, April 4, 2026 | ISW Apr 4, 2026 - A map of Assessed Control of Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, April 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW russo ukrainian warapril 4 2026terrainisw https://understandingwar.org/analysis/contemporary-future-war/military-learning-and-the-future-of-war/ Military Learning and the Future of War | Product Line | ISW Aug 30, 2025 - Coverage by ISW on the Military Learning and the Future of War product line from the Contemporary and Future War team. product line iswmilitarylearningfuturewar https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/bloomberg-iran-picks-new-leader-as-war-deepens-oil-shock/ Iran Picks New Leader as War Deepens Oil Shock | ISW Mar 12, 2026 - ISW mapping data was used in a March 8, 2026, Bloomberg article about Iran selecting a new supreme leader amid ongoing airstrikes picks newwar deepensoil shockiranleader https://understandingwar.org/about-isw/careers/ Work at ISW | Careers | Institute for the Study of War Dec 15, 2025 - ISW is dedicated to providing policymakers, military leaders, and you with high-quality analyses to understand and navigate modern warfare. careers instituteworkiswstudywar https://understandingwar.org/analysis/middle-east/the-12-day-israel-iran-war-june-2025/ The 12-Day Israel-Iran War (June 2025) | Middle East Team | ISW Oct 24, 2025 - Access ISW-CTP's complete coverage of the 12-day Iran-Israel War, featuring twice-daily Iran Update special reports between June 12–24, 2025. israel iran war12 dayjune 2025middle eastteam https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/north-korea-joins-russias-war-against-ukraine/ North Korea Join Russia's War Against Ukraine | ISW Dec 5, 2025 - North Korea has deployed a contingent of troops to Russia in support of Russia's war in Ukraine, per the Institute for the Study of War. north koreaukraine iswjoinrussiawar https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/euromaidan-what-ukraines-fifth-year-of-war-will-really-look-like/ What Ukraine's Fifth Year of War will Really Look Like | ISW Feb 26, 2026 - ISW Russia Deputy Team Lead Christina Harward spoke with Euromaidan on February 25, about outlook for the fifth year of the war in Ukraine. really look likefifth yearukrainewarisw https://understandingwar.org/about-isw/our-capabilities/ Our Capabilities | About ISW | Institute for the Study of War Oct 31, 2025 - ISW’s comparative advantage comes from synergistic capabilities it has cultivated throughout its history. Read about ISW's capabilities. capabilitiesiswinstitutestudywar https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/the-war-in-iran-operational-progress-but-challenges-remain/ Iran War: Operational Progress, but Challenges Remain | ISW Mar 15, 2026 - The United States is steadily destroying Iran’s ability to use its most essential tool in the war: drone and missile strikes. iran warchallenges remainoperationalprogressisw https://understandingwar.org/analysis/contemporary-future-war/ Contemporary & Future War Coverage | ISW Apr 20, 2026 - ISW’s project looks to ISW’s regional military experts to explore ways that adversaries are learning from military engagements. future warcontemporarycoverageisw