Thought Leaders in Resistance Theory

The Albert Einstein Institute

The Albert Einstein Institute is the thought leader in the use of strategic nonviolence.

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 and advancing the Department’s understanding of irregular warfare concepts and doctrine in collaboration with key allies and partners.

Resources: United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School

The Special Operations Center of Excellence and proponent for Irregular Warfare for the US Department of Defense.

Resources: Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies

The Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) project consists of research conducted for the US Army Special Operations Command. The National Security Analysis Department of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory compiles these studies. Its goal is to produce academically rigorous yet operationally relevant research to develop and illustrate a common understanding of insurgency and revolution. 

Resources: The Irregular Warfare Initiative

The Irregular Warfare Initiative bridges the gap between scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

Resources: The National Resistance Center of Ukraine

The National Resistance Center of Ukraine provides updates on the continuing resistance to occupation in Ukraine.

Resources: Joint Special Operations University

The Joint Special Operations University is a great source for articles and publications covering Special Operations and Irregular Warfare.

Resources: The Center of Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups

The Center of Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups promotes and supports research and the study of contemporary irregular warfare.

Resources: Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate

The Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD) is to identify and develop capabilities for the DoD to conduct Irregular Warfare against all adversaries. And delivering 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

Resources: Small Wars Journal

Small Wars Journal is a professional military journal that focuses on irregular warfare topics.

News and Information

The Resistance Hub

Resistance and Irregular Warfare news and resource aggregation. A one-stop shop to connect with current events, thought leaders and recommended reading.

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