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India at the Crossroads of Modern Conflict: From Jungle Warfare to Cyber Frontlines
The Resistance Hub India’s Evolving Security Environment India today finds itself navigating an increasingly complex security environment, where conventional threats are blurring into irregular challenges. From the dense jungles of Chhattisgarh to the cyber realms of hybrid warfare, India’s internal and external security dilemmas mirror global conflict trends — a fusion of insurgency, cyber operations,…
Why Politicized Militaries Like China’s and Russia’s Are Vulnerable to Irregular Warfare
The Resistance Hub From the outside, authoritarian militaries project order, strength, and cohesion. Flags wave. Ranks shine. Parades thunder with disciplined force. But beneath the surface of tightly controlled structures like China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Russia’s Armed Forces lies a brittle foundation — one that irregular warfare is uniquely suited to exploit. Despite…
Shadow Over the Grid: A Surge of Sabotage in Venezuela’s Electrical Infrastructure
The Resistance Hub In early April 2025, Venezuelan authorities announced the arrest of three individuals accused of involvement in a “terrorist sabotage” operation targeting the country’s electrical power grid. These arrests follow a troubling pattern of attacks on critical infrastructure in Venezuela, rekindling a longstanding debate about the intersection of internal dissent, foreign influence, and…
Irregular, Asymmetric, Hybrid, and Guerrilla Warfare: Sorting the Terms That Shape Modern Conflict
The Resistance Hub The modern battlefield is complex. It’s no longer just tanks and trenches. Conflict today blends propaganda with cyber attacks, insurgents with drones, and militias with memes. As this battlefield evolves, so too does the language we use to describe it. Terms like irregular warfare, asymmetric warfare, hybrid warfare, and guerrilla warfare dominate…
Much Ado About Drones
Why Unmanned Aerial Systems Are Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary for U.S. Warfare The Resistance Hub Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the…
Revolutionary Spirits Explores the Enduring Legacy of Che Guevara’s Guerrilla Doctrine
The Resistance Hub What remains of Guevara’s model of revolution in the 21st century? A new book, Revolutionary Spirits: Guerrilla Warfare Theory of Che Guevara, released this week by Distillery Press, reopens a foundational chapter in the study of irregular warfare. Rather than romanticizing rebellion or glorifying insurgents, the book offers a structured, doctrinal deep…
Romania’s Militant Democracy Moment: Defending the System, or Undermining It?
The Resistance Hub In March 2025, Romania’s Constitutional Court upheld a controversial decision to bar far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in a rerun of the presidential election. The ruling came after Romania’s top electoral body invalidated the results of the December 2024 election, citing alleged Russian interference and violations of electoral law that had…
Sabotage in the Shadows: Pipeline Warfare and Resistance in West Africa
The Resistance Hub On the muddy creeks of the Niger Delta and far out into the waters of the Gulf of Guinea, an invisible war continues to rage. Pipelines explode in the night. Energy multinationals scramble to reroute exports. Militants vanish into the mangroves, only to strike again days later. For more than two decades,…