Episode Details

In this episode, we unpack the strategic necessity of a practical Total Defense manual designed to counter hybrid threats operating below the threshold of armed conflict. Moving beyond the post-occupation focus of the Resistance Operating Concept (ROC), we explore how modern societies can institutionalize whole-of-society preparedness during peacetime. From the historic operational success of Finland’s Lotta Svärd auxiliary during the Winter War to crowdsourced civilian intelligence in modern Ukraine, we analyze the concrete frameworks, legal authorities, and policy shifts required to turn societal resilience into a hard-nosed deterrent.