The U.S. Congress has allocated $20 million to modernize the Pentagon’s irregular warfare efforts through the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Lawmakers are concerned that the military’s capacity for irregular warfare, which involves collaborating with non-state combatants, may be disregarded as the Pentagon shifts its focus to great-power competition with countries like China. To address this, the Army is proposing a 20% reduction in its special-operations forces, while proponents of irregular warfare emphasize the importance of refining strategies and tools for this type of conflict. Training operators in high-tech skills, information warfare, and influence campaigns is also seen as crucial to counter adversaries like China and Russia effectively.

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