This paper posits that norm entrepreneurship is a critical component of building partner capacity in fragile states because, without the adoption of U.S. military...
Australia is engaged in strategic competition with autocratic regimes, yet its defense policy remains disproportionately oriented toward conventional conflict. This paper argues that proxy...
This article introduces the concept of proxy battlespaces to explain Ukraine’s deployment of Special Operations Forces (SOF) in Sudan, Syria, and Mali. At a...
This article examines how irregular warfare in the maritime domain (IW-M) can strengthen national defense strategies for smaller states confronting more powerful naval adversaries....
The character of warfare is ever-changing, while terrain remains static. Nowhere is this more evident than in the unforgiving mountains of Yemen’s highlands. The...
This paper examines the evolving dynamics of cross-strait relations through the lens of securitization theory, focusing on China’s strategic deployment of what it calls...
This article evaluates Israel’s counterterrorism campaign in Gaza through strategic, ethical, and normative lenses. While the military has achieved tactical successes—such as dismantling Hamas...
This study examines whether—and how—a communist agent of influence, Pham Xuan An, contributed to narrative patterns in Time magazine’s Vietnam War coverage, and what...
📄 Download PDF Version Ian Edgerly, National Defense University, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA Introduction In mid-2023, the United States military experienced its second major...
Inter Populum: The Journal of Irregular Warfare and Special Operations is seeking book reviews on published works relevant to special operations, irregular warfare, and strategic competition. We welcome reviews of theoretical, historical, operational, or policy-oriented books with a regional or global focus.
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