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Irregular Warfare Initiative’s Insider: Short of War, where IWI transforms its thought provoking articles into compelling audio pieces.
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Defense Industrial Mobilization Needs More than Startups and Drones (opens the original)
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This episode examines why defense industrial mobilization requires robust state acquisition institutions rather than relying solely on startups and drone tech. It explores procurement challenges facing middle powers and how states can effectively translate defense budgets into lasting military capability.
To Disrupt Russia’s Shadow War, Follow the Money (opens the original)
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This episode examines how Russia leverages illicit financial infrastructure, cryptocurrency rails, and criminal networks to power covert operations across Europe. It highlights actionable strategies for Western intelligence to track, target, and disrupt these state-linked financial pipelines.
Ukraine’s Drone Diplomacy: Turning Battlefield Expertise into Strategic Leverage (opens the original)
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This episode examines how Ukraine translates its frontline counter-drone innovations into critical strategic leverage across Western and Gulf defense partnerships. It highlights the growing military and economic value of Kyiv’s operational expertise in countering low-cost unmanned aerial systems.
25th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, al-Qaeda remains an expanding global threat despite the deaths of key leadership. This episode explores the group’s persistent ideology, active franchises, and enduring political impact across the West.
Before Rogers' Rangers: Legitimacy, Partnership, and the Limits of External Sponsorship (opens the original)
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This episode explores how 18th-century French-Canadian partisans built effective irregular warfare partner forces through local legitimacy and aligned interests rather than central military command. It contrasts this historic model with modern Special Operations Forces dilemmas to explain why tactical success fails without durable strategic political commitments.
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