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The Quiet Weapon of Survival
This article is Part Two of an eight-part series by Iliana Drakonis — a child of war who became a skilled participant. In this installment, she turns from the external to the internal battlefield, exploring how thought itself becomes a weapon of endurance. Drawing from lived experience and personal insight, Drakonis examines the quiet, psychological…
No One Is Coming: Psychological Resilience as the True Power of Small Nations
This article is Part One of an eight-part series by Iliana Drakonis — a child of war, and later, a practitioner of it. Through this series, she unpacks both personal memory and professional experience to examine how nations and individuals endure under the weight of conflict. Her reflections bridge the emotional and the analytical, offering…
Introducing “The Resistance Hub” Podcast—Now Streaming on Spotify
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of The Resistance Hub Podcast, now available on Spotify. The release of this show is the next step in our mission to make the art and theory of resistance accessible to everyone. Too often, these conversations are by elites, for elites. While policy-facing content is important, our brand is…
The Power of Symbols: Why Iconography Matters in Resistance Movements
In every uprising, protest, or revolution, some moments transcend words. A lone figure with a raised fist. A sea of masked faces under glowing streetlights. A canopy of umbrellas repelling tear gas. These images do more than document, they define. They are the language of resistance. And like any language, they are strategic, deliberate, and…
Ghost Unions of Belarus: Civil Resistance in the Shadows
In the authoritarian shadows of Eastern Europe, where public dissent is outlawed and civil society crushed beneath the heel of the state, an invisible form of resistance endures. In Belarus—where mass protests once filled the streets and now silence reigns—resistance movements have shifted not to the hills or forests, but into the very machinery of…
From Protest to Resistance: Turkey’s May Day Crackdown and the Erosion of Civic Space
On the morning of May 1, 2025, Istanbul was already bracing for confrontation. By nightfall, more than 400 protesters had been arrested, streets were thick with tear gas, and Turkey’s ruling elite had once again shown its willingness to criminalize dissent. This year’s May Day crackdown was not just an isolated episode of crowd control.…
Romania’s Militant Democracy Movement: Defending the System, or Undermining It?
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. This ruling followed Romania’s top electoral body invalidating the results of the December 2024 election. They cited alleged Russian interference and violations of electoral law that had favored Georgescu. Supporters…
Urban Resistance: Tactics for Fighting in Occupied Cities
As 21st-century warfare continues to shift from open terrain to dense population centers, the ability of irregular forces to mount effective urban resistance has become one of the defining dynamics of modern conflict. Whether facing a conventional military occupation or a hybrid incursion, resistance fighters in cities operate with a unique set of tools, advantages,…
