Thin Margins, Strategic Effects: Irregular Warfare and Contested Logistics in the Arctic
Alaska’s concentrated logistics are vulnerable to below-threshold irregular warfare from Russia and China. Building civil-military resilience and dispersing supply capacity can secure Arctic deterrence before a crisis hits.
Five Years After the Withdrawal: Insights from the Afghanistan War Commission
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, Dr. Colin Jackson and Colonel (Ret.) E.J. Degen join us to discuss initial insights from the Afghanistan War Commission’s work. In particular, the episode examines insights from Afghanistan for building partner armies.
IW Weekly - 26 July 2026
IRREGULAR WARFARE WEEKLY Keep Warfare Irregular July 26, 2026 This Week Gray zone escalation dominates this week: China batons Philippine sailors in disputed waters, Russia's shadow fleet and Wagner rebrand for the maritime and PMC front, and Iran's underground resistance movements test the regime from within.
Kurdish Underground Resistance and Civil Disobedience Against the Iranian Security State
Editor's note: The "Short of War" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated. When the Iranian security state unleashed its typical playbook of repressive policing and internet blackouts in early 2026, the Islamic Republic aimed to asphyxiate the uprising. To the contrary, IWI interviews from Iraqi
Gray Zone Contestation Between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea
Editor's note: The "Short of War" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated. While global chaos mounts with lingering conflict in the Middle East, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and shifting U.S. strategic priorities, the risk is not only escalation in active theaters but opportunism
Innovation Under Fire: What WWII’s Commandos Teach Us About War and the Future of Special Operations
Description Episode 160 examines the origins of Britain’s World War II commandos and the enduring role of special operations forces from Churchill’s era to today. Summary This episode explores the creation of Britain’s legendary commando force following the military disasters of 1940. Author Monty Halls and retired
Information Disorder and Irregular Warfare: Three Things to Know
Editor's note: The "Short of War" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated. When U.S. and Israeli forces launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, a parallel war began online. This battle is being fought not with bombs or drones, but with deepfakes and
IW Weekly - 19 July 2026
IRREGULAR WARFARE WEEKLY Keep Warfare Irregular July 19, 2026 This Week Iran dominates the week's irregular-warfare traffic: Reaper losses, kamikaze drone-boat strikes, Houthi threats against the Red Sea, and Hormuz all point to an escalating contest short of full war. China runs a parallel thread — Coast
Economic Warfare & Chinese AI
How Chinese open-weight models serve as an economic weapon, and the target is American AI
IW Weekly - 12 July 2026
IRREGULAR WARFARE WEEKLY Keep Warfare Irregular July 12, 2026 This Week Drones and coercion converge this week. Cartels weaponize them for coercion in Ecuador and against Mexican rivals; Russia and Ukraine iterate machine-speed adaptive tactics; SOCOM, the Army, and Hegseth's new autonomy czar chase the same tempo
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