Submission deadline extended to August 1, 2024. The Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) and the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s (FPRI) Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare are seeking papers to be presented at a two-day conference on September 17 and 18, 2024 to discuss irregular warfare lessons learned since 9/11 at the U.S. Naval Institute […]
Pursuant to its mandate to facilitate research on irregular warfare and strategic competition, and engage with U.S. and international universities, the Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) is pleased to invite proposals for the second annual Irregular Warfare Colloquium, to be held in the Washington, DC, area on September 26-27, 2024. For more details and submission guidelines, please download the guidance document […]
The Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) has just launched its first openly available online course and it is called Irregular Warfare 101 or IW101. This course is meant for both military and civilians of all ranks and all grades, as well as our partners and allies. IW101 offers an introduction to the fundamental aspects of Irregular Warfare and it consolidates key […]
The Irregular Warfare Center is excited to announce that its IWC Research Grant Program is now live! Full details are in our listings on SAM.gov and Grants.gov, which outline a two-step application process. The first step is to submit a 500 word proposal to our grants mailbox: dsca.dscu.grants@mail.mil. Projects that pass initial review will be invited to submit a full proposal through the Grants.gov portal. We […]
The Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) announces that the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services / Acquisition Directorate, has issued a notice to obtain information to assist the Defense Security Cooperation Agency / IWC in providing research services. The purpose is to identify a pool of qualified organizations to perform academic research that will enable the IWC’s expansion in curriculum, event […]
The newly established Irregular Warfare Center recently released its IW Medical Resiliency Workgroup Report from the Center’s first hosted event, the IW Medical Resiliency Workgroup Conference, which took place Feb. 22-24, 2023, in Bethesda, Md. The IWC, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, and the Center for Global Health Engagement from the Uniformed Services University of the Health […]
The Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) is committed to enhancing irregular warfare (IW) knowledge through academic partnerships to facilitate research on IW and strategic competition and continue to engage with U.S. and international universities. The IWC – a component of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation University – is pleased to invite nominations for participation in the inaugural Irregular Warfare Colloquium, to […]
Call for Papers
Pursuant to its mandate to facilitate research on irregular warfare (IW) and strategic competition, and engage with U.S. and international universities, the Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) is pleased to invite proposals for the third annual Irregular Warfare Colloquium, to be held in the Washington, D.C. area on September 24-25, 2025.
The IWC operates to transform the global, strategic mindset by coupling conventional combat power with robust IW methodologies to provide options in support of the nation’s warfighters, protecting the homeland, and deterring China. The IWC serves as the central mechanism for developing the Department of Defense’s (DoD) IW knowledge and advancing the department’s understanding of IW concepts and doctrine in collaboration with key allies and partners.
The Center has developed this selective colloquium aimed at building a strong cohort of 12-14 junior scholars working on IW-related projects and connecting them with senior scholars and practitioners in the field.
Presenters selected for participation in the colloquium will be placed in small groups with presenters from other academic institutions who share similar research interests and complementary capabilities. Attendees will be expected to give a brief presentation of their research—whether completed or in-progress—to serve as the basis for peer discussions and planning for further research.
This colloquium will focus on Defending the Homeland and Deterring China in the Indo Pacific. Themes of particular interest to the Center for this colloquium include deterrence; hybrid threats to the homeland; cyber operations; information and influence operations; proxy warfare; and sustainment in a contested environment as they relate to INDOPACOM and Homeland Defense. Nominees should propose topics that explore one or more of these themes and explain how their research may enhance the ability of the United States, its allies, and its partners, to address the challenges posed by irregular warfare.
Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty are invited to submit proposals. Participation is open to students and faculty from both U.S. and international colleges and universities.
Proposals should include a CV and a 200-word maximum abstract outlining the project and its contributions to the study of IW. Proposals received by May 22, 2025, will receive full consideration, with decisions to be announced in June.
Please email proposals for consideration to the below email address: publication@irregularwarfarecenter.org
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