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Easter Rising
On Easter Sunday 2026, thousands gathered outside Dublin’s General Post Office (GPO) as President Catherine Connolly laid a wreath marking the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising. An officer of the Defence Forces read the 1916 Proclamation from the same steps where Pádraig Pearse first declared an Irish republic, and military aircraft traced overhead paths…
Venezuela Contingency Operation: Resistance Potential and Irregular Warfare Risk
// Updated August 2026 This assessment was published on 3 December 2025, before the United States acted. On 3 January 2026 US special operations forces captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas and flew them to New York on narco-terrorism charges. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in on 5 January. The central judgment…
Crossing the Line of Control: How Irregular and Hybrid Warfare Could Shape a Renewed India-Pakistan Confrontation
The Resistance Hub does not take positions on the India–Pakistan conflict or advocate for the use of force by any actor. This article analyzes irregular, asymmetric, hybrid, and unconventional warfare dimensions of the 2025 India-Pakistan confrontation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information. The goal is to understand how non-conventional strategies were used…
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…
Much Ado About Drones
Small unmanned aerial systems are reshaping tactical engagements, but for the United States they remain an evolutionary capability rather than a revolutionary one. Timothy Brown argues that counter-UAS fluency, not drone procurement, is the lesson to draw from Ukraine and the 2026 Iran war.
Urban Resistance: Tactics for Fighting in Occupied Cities
As 21st-century warfare continues to shift from open terrain to dense population centers, the ability of irregular forces to mount effective urban resistance has become one of the defining dynamics of modern conflict. Whether facing a conventional military occupation or a hybrid incursion, resistance fighters in cities operate with a unique set of tools, advantages,…
The Three Most Influential Thinkers in Counterinsurgency Theory
Counterinsurgency, often referred to as COIN, is a vital discipline within military and political science. It combines strategy, governance, and human behavior into a single operational framework aimed at defeating insurgent movements. These movements usually stem from deep political, economic, or social grievances that traditional military force alone cannot resolve. Counterinsurgency theory therefore extends beyond…