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Case Study: The Revolutionary War
In July 1776 the Continental Congress declared the independence of thirteen British colonies. The anniversary invites commemoration, but for students of irregular warfare the Revolutionary War insurgency invites something more useful: analysis. The ARIS case study The Patriot Insurgency (1763 to 1789), written by Robert R. Leonhard and a Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory team…
Võ Nguyên Giáp: The Architect of Operational People’s 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…
Cuba Contingency Operation: Resistance Potential and Irregular Warfare Risk
// Updated October 2026 Under Operation Southern Spear, US Southern Command led a Caribbean buildup and strikes against Venezuela that culminated in the capture of Nicolas Maduro in early 2026, per the Council on Foreign Relations. The analysis below predates that campaign. The U.S. posture toward Cuba has shifted decisively in 2026. Executive Order 14404…
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…
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
More Than Morality: The Nonviolent Resistance Strategy The American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s remains the canonical study in nonviolent resistance strategy, showing how organized, disciplined contention can reshape political outcomes within a constitutional system. Under Martin Luther King Jr. and a broader coalition of organizers, the movement fused moral authority with…
Civilian Health Defense: A Strategic Framework for Resistance in Irregular Warfare
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…
What Large States Can Learn from Small States’ Total Defense Strategies
When Size Stops Being an Advantage Large nations often assume that sheer volume ensures survival. They trust in their populations, economies, and geographic depth to absorb shocks. Yet the last decade has demonstrated that abundance can conceal fragility. Critical systems fail not from external invasion but from slow corrosion of coordination and trust. Small states…
The Resistance Hub Podcast: Irregular Warfare, Explained
We launched The Resistance Hub Podcast 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 designed for everyday people, the ones who need to understand how these forces shape their lives. The show runs weekly on…