Kevin Bilms
Intro Letter from the New Editorial Director
In its most recent newsletter, IWI announced that I was rejoining the organization as its Editorial Director. I am replacing Tobias Switzer, who led IWI’s publications through its four-year anniversary and continued IWI’s remarkable growth since 2020. Kate Espinosa has served admirably as Acting Director and graciously offered
Solving for the Missing Element of Maritime Campaigning
Editor’s note: This article is part of Project Maritime, which explores modern challenges and opportunities in the maritime dimension at the intersection of irregular warfare and strategic competition. We warmly invite your participation and engagement as we embark on this project. Please send submissions to submissions@irregularwarfare.org with
Beyond War and Peace: The PLA’s “Non-War Military Activities” Concept
This Irregular Warfare Initiative article was originally posted through our partner organization, the Modern War Institute at West Point. In 2021, researchers revealed hundreds of new missile silos in the deserts of western China. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) also tested a new hypersonic glide missile that encircled
Gray is Here to Stay: Principles from the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance on Competing in the Gray Zone
This Irregular Warfare Initiative article was originally posted through our partner organization, the Modern War Institute at West Point. Earlier this month, the White House released its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance, the foreign policy blueprint that will inform the Biden administration’s national security strategy. Most analysis of the