# IW Weekly - 02 August 2026

> Source: <https://www.irregularwarfare.org/iw-weekly-02-august-2026/>
> Published: 2026-08-02 15:45:16+00:00

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IRREGULAR WARFARE WEEKLY
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August 02, 2026
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This Week
China's "Total War on Taipei" cognitive-effects push, Russia's Baltic C2 model, al-Qaeda and ISIS diverging on AI adoption, and Sahel counter-drone/AI teaming all point to the contest moving |