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January 1991 Events in Lithuania: A Historical Reflection
On the night of January 12–13, 1991, Soviet paratroopers and KGB special forces stormed the Vilnius television tower and radio station. Fourteen unarmed Lithuanian civilians were killed. Hundreds more were wounded. The crowd — thousands of ordinary citizens who had gathered to physically defend their country’s broadcast infrastructure — did not disperse. They stood in
Social Network Analysis
Mapping Resistance Networks: The Power of Social Network Analysis Resistance movements, whether peaceful or armed, do not appear by chance. They grow, survive, or collapse based on the strength of the networks that connect them. Trust, communication, and influence are the foundations of these systems. Social Network Analysis (SNA) provides the framework to understand how
Social Movement Theory
Social movement theory provides the analytical framework for understanding how ordinary people organize to challenge power structures, resist oppression, and force political change. For practitioners and analysts of irregular warfare, these theories are not abstract academic exercises — they are operational models that explain why some resistance movements succeed, why others collapse, and what conditions