Lisa McKinnon Munde
Letter from the Board of Directors
Editor’s Note: the IWI Board of Directors approved its first annual “IWI Strategic Plan: 2025-2035” on 01 September 2024. The plan articulates IWI’s organizational purpose, strategic goals and implementation through three phases, a market analysis, an overview of its services and operations, and its organizational and leadership structure.
Irregular Warfare at Sea: The Cod Wars and Sea Shepherd
This week’s episode of the Irregular Warfare Podcast features our Maritime Irregular Warfare (IW) Special Project by examining two case studies of IW at sea. Our guests begin by discussing the Cod Wars, which was a protracted maritime conflict between Iceland and the United Kingdom. They then explore how
Black Swans, Black Jellyfish, and Black Elephants: IWI's Project Maritime Director on Challenges in the Modern Maritime Dimension (Partnered with Marine Corps University Krulak Center's #BruteCast)
What risks do we accept and what opportunities do we miss by not opening our aperture to the maritime environment? What security challenges do we face? As the Marine Corps continues our pivot to the Pacific, how do we need to think about the Sea beyond "It's
Gray Hulls and Gray Zones
Introducing Project Maritime: Exploring Underlying Conflict Multipliers in the Modern Maritime Dimension Lisa McKinnon Munde Editor's Note: The Irregular Warfare Initiative proudly announces Project Maritime. This special project explores modern challenges and opportunities in the maritime dimension at the intersection of irregular warfare and strategic competition. With a
Innovative Thinking on the Role of Irregular Warfare in Strategic Competition: Key Insights from the Irregular Warfare Initiative and Joint Staff J7 Office of Irregular Warfare Essay Contest
Lisa McKinnon Munde Editor’s note: Many thanks to our judging panel including Rich Tilley, Lauren Lyons, Amy Frumin, Katherine Muther Gilmore, David “Mojo” Garten, Chris Booth, Kyle Atwell, Amber Oliva, Catrina Doxsee, Kevin Bilms, and Lisa Munde. The Irregular Warfare Initiative and the Joint Staff J7 Office of Irregular
Bridging the gap between irregular warfare scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.