Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStrategic Disruption from Orbit: Space-Based Capabilities for Irregular Warfare in the Indo-Pacific
Episode 87
This episode covers a deep-dive exploration of how space-based capabilities for irregular warfare can transform security cooperation in the Indo-Paci…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Gray Zone Clarity: Building Irregular Maritime Intelligence through Civilian-Linked Networks
Episode 86
This episode explores how civilian-linked maritime intelligence can shift the balance in gray zone competition. It explains why local observers, when…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Chance and Necessity: Evolving the Supporting Role of SOF to Cyber Operations
Episode 84
In this episode, we examine the evolving role of USSOF cyber operations. From lessons in Ukraine to integrating technology and industry partnerships,…
8 months ago
Resistance is Victory: Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report and Resisting Cognitive Coercion
Episode 85
In this episode, we explore Taiwan’s 2025 National Defense Report and its powerful shift toward national resistance, cognitive resilience, and irregu…
8 months ago
Sabotage as a “New Normal”
Episode 83
This episode explores how Russian sabotage in Europe has evolved into a defining feature of the continent’s security landscape. Drawing on recent inc…
8 months ago
Proxies in Hybrid Operations: Insights from the Partnership for Peace Consortium Workshop Helsinki, Finland, August 2025
Episode 82
In this episode, we explore insights from the 2025 Partnership for Peace Consortium workshop on proxies in hybrid operations. Hear how experts from 1…
8 months ago
The Pentagon Just Issued New Guidance on Irregular Warfare: What Does It Say and Why Should You Care?
Episode 81
This episode examines the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare instruction—what it says, why it was issued, and how it could reshape U.S. military strate…
8 months, 1 week ago
Review of “The Mad and the Brave: The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion” by Colin Freeman
Episode 80
In this episode, IWI's Chris Booth reviews The Mad and the Brave by Colin Freeman—a vivid account of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion. Discover how foreign v…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Culture on the Front Line: Building Indo-Pacific Resilience through Cultural Property Protection Training
Episode 79
In this episode, we explore how Cultural Property Protection can serve as a powerful tool of irregular warfare in the Indo-Pacific—strengthening regi…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Media, Martyrdom, & Manipulation
Episode 78
In this episode, we explore how the Kosovo Liberation Army used propaganda, martyrdom, and media manipulation to shape Western narratives during the …
8 months, 2 weeks ago