# irregular warfare (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover irregular warfare. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Future of War Part IV: Special Operations on a Global Battlefield](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/the-future-of-war-part-iv-special-operations-on-a-global-battlefield/) _2026-08-18 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ This episode of the Irregular Warfare Podcast concludes our four-part Future of War series, pairing author and futurist August Cole with senior special operations leaders to explore how tomorrow’s conflicts may unfold. Today’s episode centers on Operation Lightning, a near-future story by P.W. Singer and August Cole that imagines Army Rangers operating across a truly global battlefield. Set during… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xqytqs8c99r24xw7/Final_Pod_IWI6t4de.mp3) ## [From Subversion to Resistance: Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/from-subversion-to-resistance-lessons-from-russia-s-war-in-ukraine/) _2026-08-11 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Today’s episode examines how Russian agents and local militants exploited ambiguity, weak state capacity, and fragmented local authority to transform unrest in the Donbas into an armed insurgency in 2014. At its core, it is a story about how a small group of armed actors can seize a city—and how local institutions, political legitimacy, and civil society can stop them. Dr. Celeste Wallander and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f673ndw8awxba6qn/Kudelia_episode_-_8_11_26_100_AM6qcss.mp3) ## [Five Years After the Withdrawal: Insights from the Afghanistan War Commission](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/five-years-later-initial-insights-from-the-afghanistan-war-commission/) _2026-07-28 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan this August, Dr. Colin Jackson and Colonel (Ret.) E.J. Degen join us to discuss initial insights from the Afghanistan War Commission’s work. The Afghanistan War Commission is an independent body established by the U.S. Congress to examine the key strategic, diplomatic, and operational decisions that pertain to the war in… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4mkx2qx4znebivge/AWC_pod_27JULY_-_7_27_26_414_PM7oznz.mp3) ## [Innovation Under Fire: What WWII’s Commandos Teach Us About War and the Future of Special Operations](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/innovation-under-fire-what-wwii-s-commandos-teach-us-about-war-and-the-future-of-special-operations/) _2026-07-21 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Description Episode 160 examines the origins of Britain’s World War II commandos and the enduring role of special operations forces from Churchill’s era to today. Summary This episode explores the creation of Britain’s legendary commando force following the military disasters of 1940. Author Monty Halls and retired Lieutenant General Scott Howell trace how a remote house in the Scottish Highlands… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zzybpts3cbnrwckb/Ep_160_Audio_-_FINAL_FOR_PUBLICATION9a8ks.mp3) ## [From NATO to the Gulf: Allies, Access, and the Hidden Architecture of American Power](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/from-nato-to-the-gulf-allies-access-and-the-hidden-architecture-of-american-power/) _2026-07-07 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Description Episode 159 examines the relationship between alliances, military access, and U.S. global power projection. Summary This episode explores an often overlooked benefit of alliances: wartime access. Dr. Rachel Metz and Ambassador Douglas Lute explain why public debates about allies often focus narrowly on defense spending, while missing the basing, overflight, logistics, intelligence, and… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/696g476hztush9sx/Ep_159_FINAL_AUDIObqaiu.mp3) ## [The Wars Nuclear Weapons Don't Prevent](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/the-wars-nuclear-weapons-dont-prevent/) _2026-06-23 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Nuclear weapons may make direct war between major powers less likely, but they do not end competition. Instead, they push states toward indirect forms of conflict: proxy warfare, security force assistance, covert action, and cyber operations. The guests discuss why indirect conflict is so attractive in an era of nuclear risk, how this logic applies to Ukraine and Taiwan, and what it means for… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/28gkx4bc4gizgred/Project_nuke_proxy_-_6_22_26_324_PM8mtqm.mp3) ## [Setting Out to Win: Why America Needs to Get Serious About Irregular Warfare](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/setting-out-to-win-why-america-needs-to-get-serious-about-irregular-warfare/) _2026-06-09 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ This episode examines why the United States has failed at irregular warfare and what it would take to reverse that trajectory—not merely to deter, but to actually win. Summary While irregular warfare is on the rise around the globe today, the United States has largely failed at irregular warfare over the past 75 years. Key issues our guests identify include a military oriented for conventional… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9pe9bk4i9vuss4s4/Episode_157_FINAL7uw33.mp3) ## [Iran, Ukraine, and the Future of Naval Warfare](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/iran-ukraine-and-the-future-of-naval-warfare/) _2026-06-02 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Description Episode 156 examines what the U.S.-Iran War and Russia-Ukraine War reveal about how weaker states and irregular actors contest navies, maritime commerce, and global energy flows. Summary This conversation examines naval irregular warfare in an era of drones, shadow fleets, contested chokepoints, and attacks on commercial shipping. The guests explore why the maritime domain is… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qju3pxq4zuj436v8/Ep_156_Audio_FINAL6w68q.mp3) ## [Hellscape Taiwan: Drones, Deterrence, and the Future of Asymmetric Defense](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/hellscape-taiwan-drones-deterrence-and-the-future-of-asymmetric-defense/) _2026-05-20 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ This week’s episode of the Irregular Warfare Podcast examines how Taiwan could deter—or potentially defeat—a Chinese invasion by transforming the Taiwan Strait into an “unmanned hellscape.” Anchored in the recent CNAS report Hellscape for Taiwan: Rethinking Asymmetric Defense, the conversation explores how drones, autonomous systems, and mobile defenses are reshaping warfare in the Indo-Pacific.… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vb2smqvkam7273uc/Hellscape_Taiwan_Final_Cut7ahsh.mp3) ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UZ3Lpj1fZqAC) _2026-05-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [The Counterinsurgency Dilemma: Foreign Fighter Influence on Insurgencies in Afghanistan and Somalia](https://IrregularWarfare.podbean.com/e/the-counterinsurgency-dilemma-foreign-fighter-influence-on-insurgencies-in-afghanistan-and-somalia/) _2026-05-08 · Irregular Warfare Podcast_ Episode 154 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast examines a core puzzle in intrastate conflict: how a small number of foreign fighters can exert outsized influence on insurgencies. Anchored in Professor Tricia Bacon’s The Counterinsurgency Dilemma , this episode explores when foreign fighters strengthen insurgent groups—and when they undermine them. While foreign fighters are often associated with… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mxq38qmqf7mb4ygj/Foreign_Fighters_Final_Cut9k8yn.mp3)