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Perspectives

A library of selected publications submitted by external Irregular Warfare authors and peer-reviewed by our Academic Chairs and Fellows.

Following the Money: Allegations of Cross-Border Networks in Northern Syria

In today’s world, financial systems are increasingly relying more on anti-money laundering and Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations as part of efforts to stop illicit cash flows. When those safeguards...

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The Algorithm and the Bomb: How AI Is Reshaping Nuclear Risk Across a Multipolar World

Shortly after midnight on September 26, 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov sat at his console at the Serpukhov-15 command center outside Moscow and watched his early warning system report that...

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The Human Bombs: The Untold Industrial History of Suicide Bombing

On March 13, 1881, a young man named Ignaty Grinevitsky stood outside the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg and watched his accomplice throw a small bomb at the convoy of...

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Drone Warfare’s Next Frontier: Is Pakistan Ready?

The ongoing conflict in West Asia has caught global attention for many reasons. In the domain of warfare however, the emergence of drones as central systems for offsetting technologically advanced...

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Insights

A collection of Irregular Warfare content authored by the Center’s Academic Chairs and subject matter experts.

U.S. Diplomacy Plays Critical Role in Irregular Warfare

Diplomacy in irregular warfare (IW) is not a supporting act; it is one of the main ways the United States competes for power and legitimacy below the threshold of conventional...

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Six Key Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone War

Today’s world is rife with flashpoints for future conflicts, and America’s baptism by fire into drone warfare, such as we’ve seen in Ukraine, may be close at hand. Tactics and...

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Migration: A Multifaceted Tool in the IW Toolbox

Migration is the most destabilizing force in the world today, vastly exceeding the impact of nuclear weapons, war, poverty, oppressive governments, natural disasters and all the other causes of instability...

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A Case Study of National Resiliency in Modern Conflict: The United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has endured almost 3,000 Iranian missile and drone strikes since February 28, 2026. This volume of kinetic activity exceeds that of any other nation in...

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Research Studies

In-depth, long-form peer reviewed studies on Irregular Warfare topics.

China’s Way of Occupation: Implications for Taiwan

This report examines the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) enduring habits and approaches to occupation to develop a PRC “way of occupation” and considers how the PRC might occupy, pacify,...

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Irregular Warfare Center Research Bibliography No.2: Lebanese Hezbollah in Latin America

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...

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Irregular Warfare Center Research Bibliography No.1: Private Military Companies Wagner Group (Africa Corps)

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...

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Africa Conceptualization of IW Study

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....

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Book Reviews

When Rambo Meets the Red Cross: Civil-Military Engagement in Fragile States

When Rambo Meets the Red Cross takes a critical look at the trifecta of U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF), their relationship with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and the beneficiaries of foreign...

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The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

In The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder Sean McFate takes readers on a compelling journey through the evolving landscape of modern warfare, dissecting the...

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Opinion Essays

DOD’s Irregular Warfare Center: Building Partnerships by Opening Up the Tent

In the three short months since the Irregular Warfare Center (IWC) “opened its doors,” to begin addressing the implications of “struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence...

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Publications.

Perspectives

Following the Money: Allegations of Cross-Border Networks in Northern Syria

The Algorithm and the Bomb: How AI Is Reshaping Nuclear Risk Across a Multipolar World

The Human Bombs: The Untold Industrial History of Suicide Bombing

Drone Warfare’s Next Frontier: Is Pakistan Ready?

Insights

U.S. Diplomacy Plays Critical Role in Irregular Warfare

Six Key Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone War

Migration: A Multifaceted Tool in the IW Toolbox

A Case Study of National Resiliency in Modern Conflict: The United Arab Emirates

Research Studies

China’s Way of Occupation: Implications for Taiwan

Irregular Warfare Center Research Bibliography No.2: Lebanese Hezbollah in Latin America

Irregular Warfare Center Research Bibliography No.1: Private Military Companies Wagner Group (Africa Corps)

Africa Conceptualization of IW Study

Book Reviews

When Rambo Meets the Red Cross: Civil-Military Engagement in Fragile States

The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

Opinion Essays

DOD’s Irregular Warfare Center: Building Partnerships by Opening Up the Tent

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