Geoeconomics of Irregular Warfare: Iran and the Global Ripple Effects
✉️ 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. In the first session of the Irregular Warfare Initiative’s Economic and Legal Warfare series, Matthew Flug (Co-Director, IWI Economic & Legal Warfare), Hamlet Yousef (Irongate
Cognitive Warfare Is Cheap—and That’s the Problem
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State-Actor Cyber Catastrophes: $40bn over 26 Years
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Preserving the American Edge: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base
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The Waiting Game: Signposts of Russia’s Coming Failure in Africa
Editor’s Note: this article is being republished with the permission of Small Wars Journal as part of a republishing arrangement between IWI and SWJ. The original article was published on 01.01.2026 and is available here. Russia has expanded its footprint in Africa in recent years. In the
China’s Digital Yuan and the Fight for Southeast Asia’s Financial Infrastructure
While China’s Belt and Road Initiative often emerges in headlines, a far less visible but potentially more critical campaign is underway in the digital domain. Across Southeast Asia, Beijing is expanding its financial infrastructure reach through the digital yuan, operating firmly in the gray zone by leveraging emerging technology
What I Learned from Being a Planner in an Advisory Command: Reflections from the Security Assistance Group – Ukraine
✉️ 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. “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” General Eisenhower’s famous words echoed in my mind as I embarked on a challenging six-month stint with the
The Colombia Case Study: Legitimacy, Naming, and Irregular Warfare
“Conflict does not end… it reclassifies.” Abstract Information and influence operations are often described as modern capabilities shaped by post‑9/11 irregular warfare doctrine. In practice, they represent a longstanding function of statecraft that predates current terminology and frequently persists long after formal conflict ends. This article uses Colombia
Drone Warfare in Ukraine: Myths and Reality
The European Programme of the Irregular Warfare Initiative is proud to present another episode of the Notes from the Eastern Front: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War series. The discussion is hosted by Ukraine Hub Lead, Armenak Ohanesian, and Dr Olga R. Chiriac, Europe Programme Director. Our guest is Ivan Grys,
Northern Approaches: Finland, Sweden, and the Growing Opportunities for Allied Irregular Warfare
“Irregular warfare enhances posture and options to counter an adversary’s gray zone activities and their counterintervention strategies” -Senate Armed Services Committee testimony of former Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Maier and GEN (R) Bryan Fenton, 10 April 2024 Galvanized by Russia’s war of conquest in Ukraine, the two
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