Arming Kurdish Resistance Fighters in Iran with Drones
✉️ Email header below is auto-generated from this post’s author tag. It only appears in the newsletter — please don’t edit or delete it. CNN reported on March 3rd that the Central Intelligence Agency had begun arming the Kurdish resistance as a ground force to support Iranian resistance. The situation
Terrorists on the Rampage
The following is derived from “The Logic of Rampage Terrorism,” recently published in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. The authors would like to thank Daniel Lebowitz, Jacob Ware, attendees of the 2023 U.S. Military Academy at West Point Security Seminar, and reviewers from Studies in Conflict and Terrorism for
Determining the True Extent of Terrorism’s Existential Threat
The apocalyptic cult Aum Shinrikyo sought to ignite a cataclysmic war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Asahara Shoko, the cult’s leader, believed Aum would incite the apocalypse, and he would emerge from the wreckage of humanity as a new Jesus Christ. This belief motivated Aum’s
Power Grids and Plumbing: The Link Between Irregular Warfare and National Critical Functions
Zachary Kallenborn On December 5, 2022, unknown shooters attacked two power substations in Moore County, North Carolina. Over 30,000 people lost power for days. Today, responding to power loss means far more than just lighting candles and winding up the hand-crank flashlight. In an increasingly cashless society, no power
Bridging the gap between irregular warfare scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
