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Revolution in Our Roots: America’s Founding as a Case Study in Irregular Warfare
One of the things that sets the United States apart on the global stage is its singular independence. In much of the world, particularly across Eastern Europe, independence is a cycle. It is declared, lost, reclaimed, and redefined. Ukraine has at least three independence anniversaries. Georgia celebrates its break from the Russian Empire, the Soviet…
Iran’s Global Irregular Warfare Apparatus
Iran prefers operating on the margins, not in the spotlight. Its strategic culture thrives on ambiguity and deniability. Tehran uses proxies, sabotage, cyber tools, and covert action to advance regional ambitions without full-scale war or direct attribution. From Beirut to Berlin, Iran’s irregular warfare network lets it punch above its weight. The regime shapes outcomes…
Ghost Unions of Belarus: Civil Resistance in the Shadows
In the authoritarian shadows of Eastern Europe, where public dissent is outlawed and civil society crushed beneath the heel of the state, an invisible form of resistance endures. In Belarus, where mass protests once filled the streets and now silence reigns, resistance movements have shifted not to the hills or forests, but into the very…
From Protest to Resistance: Turkey’s May Day Crackdown and the Erosion of Civic Space
On the morning of May 1, 2025, Istanbul was already bracing for confrontation. By nightfall, more than 400 protesters had been arrested, streets were thick with tear gas, and Turkey’s ruling elite had once again shown its willingness to criminalize dissent. The May Day 2025 crackdown was not just an isolated episode of crowd control.…
Tragedy in Pahalgam: India Responds to Deadliest Civilian Attack in Kashmir Since 2019
On April 22, 2025, a brutal armed assault on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district claimed the lives of 26 civilians. Additionally, it left more than a dozen injured. The attack, which occurred in the scenic Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, represents the deadliest mass-casualty incident targeting civilians in India since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.…
The French Prison Attacks: A New Front in Irregular Warfare?
Coordinated arson and gunfire hit French prisons in April 2025. Investigators found a narcotics network, not anarchists, using resistance language as operational cover.
Why Politicized Militaries Like China’s and Russia’s Are Vulnerable to Irregular Warfare
From the outside, authoritarian militaries project order, strength, and cohesion. Flags wave. Ranks shine. Parades thunder with disciplined force. But beneath the surface of tightly controlled structures like China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Russia’s Armed Forces lies a brittle foundation, one that irregular warfare is uniquely suited to exploit. Despite overwhelming firepower and state…
The White Rose Movement: Defying the Nazi Regime with Words
Resistance doesn’t always come in the form of armed rebellion. Sometimes, it takes shape through ideas, printed, whispered, and passed quietly from hand to hand. In the heart of Nazi Germany, a small group of university students and one professor chose to fight back. They carried no weapons and planned no military operations. Instead, they…