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Irregular Warfare (IW)
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"To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." - Sun
Tzu
Definition
Irregular Warfare is defined as ". . . activities in support
of predetermined United States policy and military objectives
conducted by, with, and through regular forces, irregular
forces, groups, and individuals participating in competition
between state and non-state actors short of traditional armed
conflict." [1]
Resources
Irregular Warfare Center. The IWC
serves as the central mechanism for developing the DOD's
irregular warfare knowledge and advancing the DOD's
understanding of irregular warfare concepts and doctrine in
collaboration with key allies and partners.
https://irregularwarfarecenter.org/
IW Global Network. The Irregular Warfare
Center established the IW Global Network that consists of
several Functional Area Networks (FANS). These FANs cover the
topics of contested logistics, mission assurance, medical
resilience, intelligence, emerging technologies, and
information operations.
https://irregularwarfarecenter.org/initiatives/iw-global-network/
References
The Future Faces of Irregular Warfare: Great Power
Competition in the 21st Century, The Irregular Warfare
Center, July 2024, PDF, 328 pages.
https://irregularwarfarecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/Future-Faces-of-Irregular-Warfare.pdf
Defense Primer: What is Irregular Warfare?,
Congressional Research Service, CRS IF12565, January 4, 2024,
PDF, 3 pages.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12565
Summary of the Irregular Warfare Annex to the National
Defense Strategy, Department of Defense, 2020, PDF, 12
pages.
https://media.defense.gov/2020/Oct/02/2002510472/-1/-1/0/Irregular-Warfare-Annex-to-the-National-Defense-Strategy-Summary.PDF
Summary of the National Defense Strategy,
Department of Defense, 2018, PDF, 14 pages.
https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2018-National-Defense-Strategy-Summary.pdf
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS)
Studies (soc.mil)
https://www.soc.mil/ARIS/books/arisbooks.html
Special Forces and Irregular Warfare,
(specialforcestraining.com)
https://specialforcestraining.info/topics/irregular-warfare.htm
Irregular Warfare Publications, (specialforcestraining.com)
https://specialforcestraining.info/docs/iw-pubs.htm
Irregular Warfare News, (specialforcestraining.com)
https://specialforcestraining.info/docs/iw-news.htm
"From irregular warfare to Irregular Warfare", Veritas,
Vol. 19, No.1, 2023, ARSOF History, United States Army Special
Operations Command.
https://arsof-history.org/articles/v19n1_history_of_irregular_warfare_page_1.html
Articles about Irregular Warfare
Eerhart, Maj. Daniel, "USASOC's Role in Advancing Civil
Resistance Movements during Irregular Warfare", Military
Review, November-December 2024.
https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/Nov-Dec-2024/The-Strategic-Imperative/
Robert S. Burrell, "How to Integrate Competition and
Irregular Warfare", Modern War Institute at West Point,
August 5, 2021. The author argues that U.S. joint doctrine
should include both conventional deterrence and irregular
competition to compliment the current categories of traditional
warfare and irregular warfare.
https://mwi.usma.edu/how-to-integrate-competition-and-irregular-warfare/
Steve Ferenzi et al,
"Overmatch by other means: integrating
Irregular Warfare into Joint Force Wargaming", Military
Times, July 29, 2021.
An extremely informative article about integrating Irregular
Warfare (IW) and resistance activities concepts into wargaming
events of the professional military education system.
Susan Bryant and Tom Nagle,
"Wargaming for the New Great Game", Modern War
Institute at West Point, April 30, 2021. The authors
contend that wargaming will help participants explore irregular
warfare systems and understand issues, opportunities, and
constraints of IW.
Michael P. Noonan,
"Not Just for SOF Anymore: Envisioning Irregular Warfare as a
Joint Force Priority", Modern War Institute at West
Point, April 21, 2021.
Seth Jones,
"The Future of Competition: U.S. Adversaries and the Growth of
Irregular Warfare", Center for Strategic & International
Studies (CSIS), February 4, 2021.
Eric Robinson,
"The Missing, Irregular Half of Great Power Competition",
Modern War Institute at West Point, September 8, 2020.
John A. Pelleriti et al,
"The Insufficiency of U.S. Irregular Warfare Doctrine",
Joint Forces Quarterly, 2nd Quarter 2019, PDF, 9 pages.
Videos about Irregular Warfare
Irregular Warfare, Army University Press, November
1, 2024, 26 minutes. This video highlights some of the most
basic and important aspects of IW doctrine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfPOPVaHvM
Endnotes
[1] Definition by Congress, found on 131 STAT. 1642 (page 360), Public Law 115-91,
December 12, 2017, U.S. Congress.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ91/pdf/PLAW-115publ91.pdf
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