SOF in Competition Kickoff Event — Future of Irregular Warfare Conference
Are you interested in understanding more about Indo-Pacific security dilemmas? Between 16-18 October UNSW Canberra in partnership with the Irregular Warfare Initiative to provide a unique and expertly facilitated opportunity to hear from lifetime military special operations practitioners and world-renowned researchers and academics. Let’s bridge the
Eroding Global Stability: The Cybersecurity Strategies Of China, Russia, North Korea, And Iran
Editor's note: This article is part of Project Cyber, which explores and characterizes the myriad threats facing the United States and its allies in cyberspace, the information environment, and conventional and irregular spaces. Please contact us if you would like to propose an article, podcast, or event environment.
Four-Part Series on China's Maritime Ambitions
IWI non-resident fellow Siddhant Hira's four-part series in OFCS on China's expanding hegemony explores the country's maritime ambitions and the geopolitical tensions arising from them. 1. Part 1: "Expansionist China's Expanding Hegemonic Ambitions and Maritime Disputes" examines China&
Time to Strike Back Against Russia’s Shadow War
In CEPA's "Time to Strike Back Against Russia's Shadow War," Doug Livermore argues that the West must adopt a more aggressive strategy to counter Russia's hybrid attacks. Livermore suggests moving beyond passive responses to actively punishing and deterring Kremlin-directed sabotage, assassinations,
Review – China’s Rise in the Global South
This book review discusses Dawn C. Murphy's "China’s Rise in the Global South," which is an important and refreshing contribution to the literature portraying China’s global ambitions in two geo-politically sensitive regions. In avoiding the common Pacific and Euro-centric approaches to studying
Illicit Financing of Violence in Sudan
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Beijing's Long Game: Gray Zone Tactics in the Pacific
“During the progress of hostilities, guerillas gradually develop into orthodox forces that operate in conjunction with other units of the regular army… There can be no doubt that the ultimate result of this will be victory.” -On Guerilla Warfare, by Mao Zedong The expulsion of former Chinese defense ministers Li
Strategic Political Sabotage and How to Tackle It
Our Air and Space Power Special Project Director, Rick Newton, was published in PRISM, a National Defense University journal that promotes informed discourse among national and international security professionals. In January 2023 activist Rasmus Paludan set out to intentionally offend Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. While some might characterize what
Irregular Warfare in the 21st Century: Autocracy's Global Playbook
Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc. The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, (Penguin Random House 2024) Irregular warfare (IW), often hailed as the oldest form of warfare, remains an enigma within the US defense apparatus and government at large. The Department of Defense (DoD) offers conflicting definitions, while Congress’s
Navigating the Gray Zone Reframing Space Strategy for Contemporary Operational Environments
On July 1st 2024, IWI's Project Air & Space Power Advisor Charlie McGillis was published by the Air University's Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. In the article, McGillis provides a comprehensive exploration of operating in the gray zone, highlighting the importance of employing strategies below the
Bridging the gap between irregular warfare scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
