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Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

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Why Ideology Matters in Irregular Warfare

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Published: March 17, 2026 Ideology matters, as I learned from surviving 18 years under the Chavista regime in Venezuela. The United States pretended otherwise for three decades, clinging to the…

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