Irregular Warfare Podcast

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Irregular Warfare Podcast

145 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

The Irregular Warfare Podcast explores an important component of war throughout history. Small wars, drone strikes, special operations forces, counterterrorism, proxies—this podcast covers the full range of topics related to irregular war and features in-depth conversations with guests from the military, academia, and the policy community. The podcast is a collaboration between the Modern War Institute at West Point and Princeton University’s Empirical Studies of Conflict Project.

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Irregular Warfare Strategy and DoctrineResilience and Resistance FrameworkGreat Power CompetitionUnconventional Warfare CampaignsInteragency Coordination and Whole-of-Government ApproachSpecial Operations Command StructureDeterrence vs. Winning StrategyInterstate Conflict AnalysisPolitical Warfare and Narrative OperationsResistance Continuum (Protest to Insurgency)

Analyzed Episodes

Jun 9, 2026

Setting Out to Win: Why America Needs to Get Serious About Irregular Warfare

Irregular Warfare Strategy and DoctrineResilience and Resistance FrameworkGreat Power Competition
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Apr 24, 2026

Where the Lion Can’t Reach: Unconventional Warfare in Major War

Unconventional Warfare Definition and DoctrineIndigenous Force Partnerships and SurrogacySpecial Operations Force Integration with Conventional Forces
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May 8, 2026

The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia

Foreign Fighter Recruitment and InfluenceInsurgency Embeddedness and Population ControlAl-Shabaab Organization and Evolution
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May 20, 2026

Hellscape Taiwan: Drones, Deterrence, and the Future of Asymmetric Defense

Asymmetric Defense Strategy for TaiwanDrone Warfare and Unmanned Systems IntegrationAmphibious Assault Denial and Layered Defense
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Jun 2, 2026

Iran, Ukraine, and the Future of Naval Warfare

Maritime Irregular Warfare DoctrineUnmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) in Naval CombatBlack Sea Naval Campaign and Ukraine Strategy
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Apr 3, 2026

Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

Economic Sanctions Design and EffectivenessExport Controls and Technology CompetitionDollar Dominance and Currency Weaponization
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Oct 3, 2025

Insurgent Armies and State Formation after Victory

Post-conflict military obedience and civil-military relationsRebel group organizational structures and wartime threat intensitySecurity sector reform and demobilization-reintegration programs
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Oct 17, 2025

Future of War Part II: On Their Own

Irregular Warfare in the Indo-PacificPartner Force Enablement and Advisory MissionsPersistent Surveillance and Data Aggregation Threats
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Oct 24, 2025

South America in Competition Conference: Bonus Episode 1

China's Debt-Trap Diplomacy in Latin AmericaEconomic Statecraft as Irregular WarfareChinese Port Infrastructure and Dual-Use Facilities
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Oct 31, 2025

Unrestricted Innovation: The Supply Chain Battlefield

Supply Chain Vulnerability and MappingEconomic Statecraft and Irregular WarfareDefense Innovation Unit (DIU) Operations and Strategy
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Mar 20, 2026

From Orbit to Objective: Space and the Future of Conflict

Space Domain Awareness and ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)Command and Control via Space-Based SystemsCounter-Space Threats and Space Superiority Operations
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Mar 13, 2026

Iran, Revolution, and the Logic of Proxy Warfare

Iranian proxy networks and irregular warfare strategy1979 Islamic Revolution and revolutionary state formation1953 CIA-backed coup and Mossadegh government collapse
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Nov 7, 2025

South America in Competition Conference: Bonus Episode 2

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and its formalization in U.S. intelligenceIllicit Financial Networks and Money Laundering MethodsChinese Capital Flight and Money Laundering Networks
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Nov 14, 2025

Is Resistance Working in Ukraine?

Resistance Operations Synchronization with Conventional ForcesPre-Formed vs. Grassroots Resistance NetworksNATO Resistance Planning and Deterrence Strategy
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Nov 28, 2025

Codifying Irregular Warfare—Inside the Pentagon’s new DoD Instruction 3000.07

DoD Instruction 3000.07 Policy Definition and ImplementationIrregular Warfare vs. Conventional Warfare Theory of VictoryJoint Force Responsibility for Irregular Warfare Operations
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Dec 15, 2025

What Determines Success in Guerrilla Warfare?

Guerrilla Warfare Tactics and StrategyInsurgent Military Effectiveness and ProfessionalizationSmall-Unit Leadership Development
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Mar 6, 2026

The Strategic Logic of Large Militant Alliance Networks

Militant Alliance Networks and Comparative Advantage TheoryAl-Qaeda Organizational Structure and Affiliate StrategyIslamic State (ISIS) Ideological Credibility and Operational Capability
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Dec 26, 2025

Ukraine's Hidden Front: The Strategic Impact of Resistance Operations

Ukraine Irregular Warfare OperationsSpecial Operations Forces Integration with Conventional ForcesResistance Operations in Occupied Territories
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Jan 9, 2026

The Future of War Part III: Strategic Sabotage in an Era of Great-Power

Strategic Sabotage and Indirect ActionU.S.-China Great-Power CompetitionSpecial Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH)
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Jan 24, 2026

Foreign Fighters in War

Foreign Fighter Recruitment Mechanisms and Transnational NetworksMotivation Psychology: Ideology vs. Personal Crisis vs. Adventure-SeekingUkraine's International Legion Organization and Battlefield Integration
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