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IWI Europe Leads Featured in Euromaidan Press: The "Accidental" Hardening of Ukraine
In a recent article for Euromaidan Press, authors Dr. Olga Chiriac (Director, Europe Focus Area) and Nicholas Krohley (Resistance Hub Lead) examine how two decades of Russian hybrid warfare unintentionally transformed Ukraine into a uniquely resilient state. While Moscow's long-term campaign of political interference, economic pressure, and sub-threshold
Strategic Resources in Competition: Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Elements
21–22 July 2026 · 0830–1600 Carahsoft HQ · 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA The Irregular Warfare Initiative (IWI) and the Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) will host a two-day conference at Carahsoft Headquarters in Reston, Virginia, focused on the role of critical minerals and rare earth elements in
Fireside Chat: Ukraine & the Future of European Security
What lessons has Russia learned from the war against Ukraine, how might this shape their near-term statecraft, and what does this mean for Europe? Overview European security discourse focuses on the threat of Russian "hybrid warfare," and the attendant need to build resilience, enhance preparedness, and reconstitute deterrence.
Geoeconomics of Irregular Warfare: Iran and the Global Ripple Effects — Part VI
In Part Six of Irregular Warfare Initiative’s special series examining the unfolding conflict with Iran, Gianni Koskinas (CEO, Hoplite Group), Hamlet Yousef (IWI Economic & Legal Warfare Advisor), and Ed Bogan (Founder, Institute for the Study of States of Exception) analyze how innovation and industrial capacity are reshaping the
Geoeconomics of Irregular Warfare: Iran and the Global Ripple Effects — Part V
In Part Five of Irregular Warfare Initiative’s special series examining the unfolding conflict with Iran, Hamlet Yousef (IWI Economic & Legal Warfare Advisor), Ioannis Koskinas (CEO, Hoplite Group), Tom Johansmeyer (Co-Director, IWI Economic & Legal Warfare Group), and Ed Bogan (Founder, Institute for the Study of States of Exception)
Geoeconomics of Irregular Warfare: Iran and the Global Ripple Effects — Part IV
In Part Four of Irregular Warfare Initiative’s special series examining the unfolding conflict with Iran, Hamlet Yousef (National Security Investor/ IWI Economic & Legal Warfare Advisor), Ioannis Koskinas (CEO, Hoplite Group), and Tom Johansmeyer (Co-Director, IWI Economic & Legal Warfare Team) analyze the shifting geoeconomic landscape of the conflict
IWI Fellow on CIMSEC’s Sea Control Podcast: Outsourcing Security at Sea
Irregular Warfare Initiative Fellow Pieter Zhao was featured on the Sea Control podcast from the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC), discussing his article “Outsourcing Security at Sea—The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security.” The episode examines the expanding role of private maritime-security
Dr Kerry Chavez, Co-Director of IWI's Air & Space Team, at NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub
Dr Kerry Chavez, IWI’s Co-Director of the Air & Space team, addressed a joint conference of the NATO Strategic Direction—South Hub and the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Centre in Kuwait. The theme of the conference was, “The Use of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies by Non-State Armed Groups in the
Air & Space Director Moderates Future of Air Power Panel at RAF Museum’s Annual Conference
On 5 September, Dr Rick Newton, Irregular Warfare Initiative’s Director of its Air & Space Focus Area, recently moderated the “Future of Air Power” panel at the Royal Air Force Museum’s annual conference. The purpose of this year’s symposium was to consider new perspectives in military aviation
Fireside Chat: The Future of Total Defense
Rethinking Resilience & Resistance in Europe As the Russian threat persists, and European democracies navigate mounting internal and external pressures, this fireside chat asks a foundational question: Who should own the burden of national defense—governments, or society itself? Overview The Irregular Warfare Initiative brings together a panel of senior
Bridging the gap between irregular warfare scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.