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.
118 episodes transcribedWhat lessons should the United States and its allies take from twenty years of irregular warfare since 9/11? What will the future of irregular warfare...
Foreign fighters play an influential role in Islamic extremist groups. They tend to be more violent, more committed, and more resistant to reconciliat...
When information can travel globally at the tap of a finger, irregular warfare professionals must contend with an ever-changing environment. How does...
What lessons should the United States military take from twenty years of war in Afghanistan? This episode focuses on US efforts in the Pech valley, wh...
How does China operate in the space between war and peace to gain strategic advantage in Asia and globally? What do these gray zone activities look li...
The United States and other nations have spent billions of dollars and invested untold effort, not to mention lives, in a global campaign against Isla...
The US military and its allies are faced with the challenges of shifting focus toward great power competition while still maintaining the ability to...
US Army Special Forces units continued to quietly operate in Afghanistan when conventional troops withdrew around 2015. These soldiers have worked clo...
Special operations forces have been a favorite national security tool during the United States' post-9/11 wars. However, the release of the 2017 Natio...
A new US administration is eager to reengage with both allies and competitors, reasserting the role of global leader that the United States has claime...
How did the United States leverage local partners in the fight against the Islamic State? What were the unique dynamics of partnering with the Kurdish...
What would a conflict with China look like? How will irregular warfare fit into a conflict before and during large-scale combat operations? Retired Ad...
In this episode, we discuss US counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq's Anbar province, Iraq—from the 2006 surge through the rise of the Islamic State in 2...
How can the military and civilians work together to prevent or manage conflict? Two seminal policy initiatives, the Stabilization Assistance Review an...
Aviation has played an important role in irregular warfare, from its use by the British against rebellious tribesmen in Iraq and Transjordan in the in...
Irregular warfare practitioners have played a major role in just about every war over the past 250 years. In this episode, Dr. John Arquilla and Maj....
As policymakers’ focus shifts from counterterrorism to great power competition, the implications for special operations forces are unclear. In this ep...
What drives illicit violence by substate groups such as terrorists, insurgents, and criminals—and how can states counter these threats? Our guests in...
Australia is undergoing the most fundamental strategic realignment since the Second World War, toward a focus on threats closer to home without relian...
In 2016, the Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a peace deal, ending over five decades of guerrilla war. What lessons can be gleaned from the...
