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We have a new definition of irregular warfare, and to paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are “perhaps, at the end of the beginning.” Now, the...
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This paper argues that persistent analytic failure in U.S. irregular warfare stems less from poor execution of deductive frameworks than from their dominance over...
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This commentary argues that the field of irregular warfare must expand its focus beyond operational and tactical dimensions to include the institutional battlefield. The...
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This commentary argues that crisis response (CR)—an irregular warfare specialization executed by elite forces—can function as a strategic instrument of deterrence. Drawing on the...
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This commentary reads one of U.S. Special Operations Command’s current procurement solicitations as a Rorschach test, revealing the command’s institutional vision for the future...
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The U.S. military has struggled to define and understand irregular warfare (IW). The solution is to accept the definition of IW as all warfare...
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This article addresses the challenges faced by the United States in maintaining a sustained approach to irregular warfare (IW), historically marked by a "boom...