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The Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) announced the publication of the first edition of its flagship journal, PRISM: The Journal of Complex Operations, Sept. 15, 2025. The journal, Vol. 11, No....

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The Department of Defense Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) announced the launch of its new online course, Irregular Warfare (IW) 201, available now to the broader irregular warfare community. The five-hour,...

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This subject bibliography is a selection of top resources on Lebanese Hezbollah in Latin America and includes journal articles, reports, books, sections of websites, and videotaped talks. The dates of...

ARLINGTON, Va. – Leading experts in national security, aviation, and transportation convened this week for a critical workshop, “Defense of the Homeland: Aviation and Transportation in Irregular Warfare.” Held from...

This subject bibliography is a selection of top resources on Wagner Group, and includes journal articles, books, and online discussion groups. The dates of the material range from 2019 to...

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is using illicit drug markets – particularly fentanyl and marijuana – to conduct irregular warfare (IW) against the United States. To counter this action,...

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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is leveraging rogue, unconventional espionage to target U.S. civilian companies and critical infrastructure. By straying from the international norms surrounding espionage, the PRC has...

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The main battle space in the conflict between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the United States is not land, sea, air, space, or even cyberspace. It is the...

United States industry and national security supply chains are vulnerable because they are reliant on adversaries for critical materials necessary for advanced technology and high-end weapons systems. However, the Department...

Cognitive Warfare can be functionally defined as “the activities conducted in synchronization with other instruments of power, to affect attitudes and behaviors by influencing, protecting, and/or disrupting individual and group...

This one-page quick reference consolidates foundational definitions and associated terms for irregular warfare, distilling their common themes—like influence, indirect approaches, and asymmetry—and listing key activities from information operations to civil-military...

The Department of Defense’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) successfully hosted its second annual Symposium on Total Defense from March 26–27, 2025, at the Sheraton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va. The...

The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) will host the African Conceptualization of Irregular Warfare Workshop on April 16 and 17, 2025 at the AMA Conference Center in...

This study is the third in a series of volumes in which the Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) explores the commonalities and differences of the conceptualization of irregular warfare across U.S....

The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) is scheduled to host itssecond annual Symposium, focusing on Total Defense from March 26-27, 2025. This event will bring together military...

Quantum computing represents a paradigm shift in computational technology, poised to revolutionize industries including national security and defense. While the abilities of quantum computing still remain largely theoretical, significant progress...

As the global landscape shifts into an era of Great Power Competition, characterized by unconventional threats and complex geopolitical dynamics, the need for a reimagined Office of Strategic Services (OSS)...

This paper explores the ways that states benefit from the activities of non-state actors (NSAs) as tools of irregular warfare (IW), with a particular focus on China and Russia. An...

The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), in partnership with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)), recently hosted the first Intelligence...

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