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State—Insurgent Strategic Competition for Governance: PART II: The Market Forces of War
Contributor MOE GYO Moe Gyo is a writer and consultant working with ethnic organizations in Myanmar. Writing from the Thai–Myanmar borderlands, he draws on years of direct engagement with communities shaped by conflict and disrupted health systems. His work captures firsthand how resilience and informal support networks develop under prolonged irregular warfare. His writing has…
Australia’s Strategic Role in Irregular and Hybrid Warfare Across the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as one of the most contested strategic environments of the 21st century, and not through conventional military confrontation but through the persistent, low-visibility competition that defines hybrid warfare. From maritime militia operations in the South China Sea to cyber intrusions targeting critical infrastructure across Southeast Asia, the tools of irregular conflict…
Romania’s Militant Democracy Movement: Defending the System, or Undermining It?
Romania has become the sharpest live test in Europe of militant democracy, the doctrine that a democratic state may lawfully restrict anti-democratic actors to protect the system itself. The annulment of the December 2024 election and the barring of its far-right front-runner raise the question at the center of that doctrine: where the line sits…
The Weaponization of Information: How Disinformation Fuels Modern Warfare
In today’s connected world, disinformation has become one of the most powerful weapons in modern warfare. It spreads faster than bullets and undermines its targets from within, without a single shot fired. More dangerous than mere falsehoods, disinformation consists of deliberately constructed narratives designed to manipulate perception, erode trust, and achieve strategic objectives by distorting…
The “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement in Iran: A Struggle for Rights and Resistance
In September 2022, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police ignited a wave of protests across the country. What began as outrage over mandatory hijab laws quickly transformed into a nationwide uprising. Protesters began demanding women’s rights, political reform and, eventually, the end of the Islamic Republic itself.…
Georgian Protest Movements
// Updated October 2026 In September 2026 the ruling Georgian Dream party moved to ban all major parliamentary opposition parties through a case at the Constitutional Court, hardening the crackdown described below, per Bloomberg and OC Media. Since 2023, Georgia has become one of the most significant theaters of mass civic resistance in Europe. Hundreds…
Influence in Irregular Warfare: The Power Behind Legitimacy and Resistance
Influence is the quiet power that determines how wars are fought and remembered. Long before tanks move or alliances form, beliefs are shaped quietly, continuously, and often without awareness. In irregular warfare and resistance movements, this invisible contest decides legitimacy, cohesion, and endurance. Fighters may hold ground for a season, but narratives hold populations for…
Subversion: Unseen Forces That Reshape History
Subversion is best understood not through definitions but through its application. For a foundational overview of what subversion is and how it operates, see our core guide on subversion. These subversion case studies pick up where that guide stops. This article examines the practice itself: the movements that wielded subversion to reshape nations, the theoretical…