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Definitions for Irregular Warfare
DODI 3000.7 IW Definition:
"A violent struggle among state and non-state actors for
legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s)."
Found on page 14,
Glossary, of Department of Defense Directive No. 3000.07, August
28, 2014, incorporating Change 1, May 12, 2017. (PDF
on FAS.org website).
2018 NDAA Definition:
Congress defined Irregular Warfare 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."
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
Websites about Irregular
Warfare
Publications about Irregular Warfare (internal page)
Articles about Irregular Warfare
(internal page)
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 for Irregular Warfare and Related Topics
DoD Instruction 3000.07 Irregular Warfare, Sep 2025,
PDF, 32 pages
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/300007p.PDF
Defense Primer: What is Irregular Warfare?,
Congressional Research Service, CRS IF12565, PDF, 3 pages.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12565
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
Crafting Strategy for Irregular Warfare: A Framework for
Analysis and Action, by David H. Ecko and Thomas A. Marks,
National Defense University Press, Washington, D.C., September
2022, PDF, 107 pages.
https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/3163915/crafting-strategy-for-irregular-warfare-a-framework-for-analysis-and-action-2nd/
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
DoD Directive Number 3000.07, Irregular Warfare (IW), August 28, 2014.
www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/300007p.pdf
Irregular Warfare Annotated Bilbiography, USASOC, June 2, 2011.
www.soc.mil/ARIS/13-01654%20ARIS%20IW%20Bibliography-small.pdf
Irregular Warfare: A Selected Bibliography, U.S. Army War College Library,
November 2009.
www.carlisle.army.mil/library/bibs/IWnov09.pdf
Training Circular 7-100.3, Irregular Opposing Forces,
January
2014.
http://www.afghanwarnews.info/training/TC7-100-3IrregularOpposingForces.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
Endnotes
See "Irregular warfare center to close Oct. 1",
Army Times, September 1, 2014.
www.armytimes.com/article/20140901/NEWS/309010015
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