Our Mission
Our mission is simple: to make irregular warfare theory accessible.
The Resistance Hub exists to take complex ideas about irregular, asymmetric, and hybrid warfare and make them understandable to the general public, while remaining directly relevant to policymakers, practitioners, and academics. By combining historical study, professional experience, and contemporary open-source research, we provide analysis that is both accessible and authoritative.
Much of what exists on this topic is written by, and for, academics and policy makers. That body of work is well researched and very useful to that audience. However, most of the actors in resistance movements are from the ranks of everyday citizens who don’t have the time or inclination to pour though peer reviewed studies, or high level articles. The average person who is striving for freedom and self determination is our target audience.
As such, we generally do not plow new ground, or generate new thought. We aim to make the existing body of knowledge useful to the people who will ultimately apply it. We achieve this through aggregation, distillation of core principles, and simple practical guides like “how to counter misinformation“.
We are not new to the topics, but we are new to the format. We aim to grow and refine our content over time to make it as accessible and useful as possible, to the greatest number of people possible.
What We Publish
The Resistance Hub produces a spectrum of content designed to explain and contextualize irregular warfare:
- Core Concepts, Resistance, and Resilience Toolkits provide evergreen resources on the theory, science, and tactics of resistance. Enhanced over time with audio complements, short form books, outside video clips, and references for continued study or application.
- The Resources page aggregates thought leaders, government, and non-government entities who specialize in resistance and irregular warfare topics.
- A Glossary page and an Essential Books page provide tools for self study and education.
- Current event analysis that links bedrock theory from our Core Concepts to the realities of today’s conflicts.
- Articles and essays on resistance strategies, hybrid operations, and irregular conflict.
- The Resistance Hub Podcast delivers our analysis in an accessible, on-the-go audio format.
- Publications through Distillery Press include primers and studies in paperback and e-book formats for readers who prefer different modes of consumption.
- Curated resources, including key public-domain texts like the ARIS Studies or the OSS Manuals, a glossary of key terms, annotated reading lists, and reference material for deeper study.
- RSS News feed imports specific to resistance our home page and other defense related news on the defense news page.
Our goal is to provide immediate relevance through timely analysis, while also building lasting value through primers, references, and archival material. All of our editorial content is, and will remain, free to access, reflecting the spirit of resistance itself, the inherent desire for freedom shared by every person.
Editorial Standards
Our editorial process is guided by three principles:
- Transparency: Sources are cited directly in the text or in a references section.
- Accountability: All content undergoes editorial review before publication.
- Neutrality: We do not promote governments, parties, or movements. Our role is analysis, not advocacy.
For more details, see our editorial team, editorial policy & our privacy policy pages.
Who We Are
Articles may appear under individual pen names, such as Timothy Robert Brown, or under The Resistance Hub Staff byline. Pen names are used for reasons of professional security and privacy, a common and accepted practice in publishing.
Some articles reflect collaborative efforts where AI drafting was directed by editors and finalized through our editorial process. Whether authored individually or collaboratively, every piece published here is accountable to The Resistance Hub Editorial Team.
Learn more about our editorial team.
Contributing Authors
Timothy Robert Brown
Tim Brown spent two decades supporting and countering resistance movements across three continents. His work brought him to the heart of small nations fighting to remain free or resist terrorism and lawlessness. He writes under a pen name to explore the moral geometry of power: how the weak confront the strong, how belief sustains defiance, and how the will to endure outlasts occupation. His work aims to make the complex understandable and see the present in light of the theory and doctrine of the past.
Iliana Drakonis
Iliana Drakonis is a child of war, and later, a participant in it. Her experiences shaped an unyielding belief in freedom, self-determination, and the resilience of small nations under fire. Through her writing, she explores the psychology of survival, the cost of endurance, and the quiet defiance that defines those who refuse to disappear. She writes under a pen name to give voice to the Slavic people who have grown up amid war, and to those who still live with its echoes today.
The Origin Story of The Resistance Hub
The Resistance Hub began as a personal tool — a way to organize and track material on resistance for my own study, no matter where I was in the world. At first, it focused on historical case studies and modern irregular conflicts, but it quickly became clear that something was missing. Nearly every search for “resistance” was dominated by references to medicine and electronics, not to the political, military, and social movements I was seeking.
That absence revealed a larger gap: there was no centralized, accessible resource on the practice of resistance, one that connected its historical roots with its modern applications. The more I searched, the clearer the need became. Those looking for insight into the art and science of resistance needed a dedicated platform to bridge this divide.
What began as a personal tool grew into The Resistance Hub: a space for anyone studying, practicing, or simply interested in resistance. By connecting theory with contemporary events, and by linking readers to key thinkers and foundational texts, we work to make complex ideas more accessible. Today, The Resistance Hub is no longer just for me; it is for the man or woman in the arena confronting authoritarianism or repression, for the service member navigating irregular conflict, and for the policymaker or practitioner seeking clarity. Our goal is to be a comprehensive resource for understanding how resistance has shaped, and continues to shape, the world.
Independence and Commitment
The Resistance Hub is an independent publication and is not affiliated with any government, military, or political movement.
We are committed to building a long-term, reliable resource for the study of irregular warfare, resistance, and hybrid conflict. Our aim is to provide material that educates, informs, and endures.
Our content reflects the full spectrum of resistance studies in pursuit of our mission of accessibility. We use a multi-channel, multi-mode approach: Core Concepts offer concise 7-minute primers, current event analysis on the home page shows their relevance, 15-minute audio editions provide an alternative way to engage, Distillery Press distills foundational texts into essential insights, and our curated archives bring together public-domain works that are otherwise scattered across the web.
The Resistance Hub is built as a resource for everyone. We welcome ideas for topics, resources, or perspectives that serve our mission. If a request is legal, ethical, and feasible, we will work to include it in our coverage.
Contact
We welcome feedback, corrections, and challenges to any material presented here. If you have questions about content, sourcing, or editorial standards, contact us at:
contact@theresistancehub.com
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