The Resistance Hub’s Resources section offers a carefully curated collection of essential materials, institutions, and thought leaders dedicated to resistance and irregular warfare. This comprehensive repository is a vital reference for those seeking to expand their knowledge of unconventional conflict dynamics. It offers strategic insights and historical case studies.
Thought Leaders in Resistance Theory
The Albert Einstein Institute
The Albert Einstein Institute, founded by Dr. Gene Sharp, is a leading authority on strategic nonviolent action. It develops theory, publishes practical guides, and supports movements worldwide in applying nonviolent tactics to achieve political change. Its work influences activists, policymakers, and scholars engaged in resistance to oppression.
Governmental Organizations
The Irregular Warfare Center
The Irregular Warfare Center is the central mechanism for developing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) irregular warfare knowledge. It advances the Department’s understanding of irregular warfare concepts and doctrine in collaboration with key allies and partners.
USAJFKSWCS
The United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School develops and promotes irregular warfare concepts for the US Department of Defense. It shapes doctrine, training, and operational approaches to enhance effectiveness in complex, multi-domain conflict environments worldwide.
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project
The Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) project, conducted for the US Army Special Operations Command by Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, produces academically rigorous, operationally relevant studies. Its research enhances understanding of insurgency and revolution. This supports doctrine, planning, and education for military and security professionals worldwide.
Irregular Warfare Initiative
The Irregular Warfare Initiative connects scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. Its goal is to advance understanding of irregular conflict. Through publications, events, and collaborative research, it fosters informed dialogue. It translates academic insight into practical strategies for addressing the complex challenges of modern irregular warfare.
National Resistance Center of Ukraine
The National Resistance Center of Ukraine, launched in 2022 under Special Operations Forces, provided training and guidance for resistance in occupied areas. In 2025, Ukraine shifted to establishing regional Centers for National Resistance. Thus, transitioning from an online hub to a nationwide network of physical training facilities.
Joint Special Operations University
The Joint Special Operations University provides articles, research, and publications on Special Operations and Irregular Warfare. It serves military professionals, policymakers, and scholars. JSOU’s work supports the development of education, doctrine, and strategy. It offers authoritative insights that enhance understanding of contemporary and emerging challenges in the special operations community.
The Center of Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups
The Center of Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups advances research and scholarship on modern irregular conflict. It fosters collaboration among academics, practitioners, and policymakers. As a result, it produces analysis that deepens understanding of armed groups, unconventional strategies, and the complex dynamics shaping contemporary warfare.
Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD)
The IWTSD is to identify and develop capabilities for the DoD to conduct Irregular Warfare against all adversaries. It delivers those capabilities to DoD components and interagency partners.
Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center
The Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center is the Navy’s Center of Excellence for delivering Irregular Warfare-centric intelligence. It supports operations and planning to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD), Naval Special Warfare (NSW), and Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC).
Academic Organizations
The Small Wars Journal
Small Wars Journal, founded in 2005 and now hosted by Arizona State University’s Future Security Initiative, is an online magazine on irregular warfare, counterinsurgency, and small wars. It provides analysis, doctrine, field reports, and commentary from military professionals, scholars, and policymakers. These contributions shape global discourse on contemporary conflict.
News and Information
The Resistance Hub
Your comprehensive hub for understanding resistance movements, irregular warfare, and hybrid threats. We bring together curated news and analysis from trusted global sources, covering everything from current events and defense developments to in-depth strategic insights. Explore our core concepts library to master the fundamentals. Also, dive into our recommended reading for deeper study, or tune in to The Resistance Hub Podcast. Our mission is to make the theory and practice of resistance accessible to everyone.
Distilery Press
The Distillery Press is the publishing arm of The Resistance Hub, dedicated to making complex resistance and irregular warfare topics clear and accessible. We “distill” dense theory into concise, practical works for professionals, policymakers, and engaged readers. Our Masters of Resistance series includes volumes on Mao Zedong, Che Guevara, and T.E. Lawrence—also available as a boxed set. Each title delivers essential concepts, principles, and lessons, bridging the gap between academic depth and real-world application.
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