Kyle Atwell
@atwellkyle.bsky.social
Here to learn/discuss all things irregular warfare, Army, national security, SOF.
Chair of IWI | PhD at Princeton | Senior Fellow Atlantic Council
Chair of IWI | PhD at Princeton | Senior Fellow Atlantic Council
The Friday Formation
21 November 2025
www.hardingproject.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Just finished reading.
Entrepreneurship by acquisition -- under serious consideration
Entrepreneurship by acquisition -- under serious consideration
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just finished reading.
Entrepreneurship by acquisition -- under serious consideration
Entrepreneurship by acquisition -- under serious consideration
Throwback Thursday
What a 1956 Article Reveals About Our Current Aviation Transformation
www.hardingproject.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
SOF in LSCO requires changes to how we educated, train, and employ our special operators.
www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
Special Operations Forces Value Proposition to the Conventional Force in Large Scale Combat Operations
www.swcs.mil
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
SOF in LSCO requires changes to how we educated, train, and employ our special operators.
www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
www.swcs.mil/Special-Warf...
A Russian and Ukrainian soldier recently engaged in hand-to-hand combat in a trench. The Ukrainian ended up stabbed to death. Hand to hand combat is real
www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/Journals/Inf...
www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/Journals/Inf...
The Knife's Edge: Adapting Army Combatives for Tomorrow's Fight
www.lineofdeparture.army.mil
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A Russian and Ukrainian soldier recently engaged in hand-to-hand combat in a trench. The Ukrainian ended up stabbed to death. Hand to hand combat is real
www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/Journals/Inf...
www.lineofdeparture.army.mil/Journals/Inf...
SFC Blood is my NCOIC, and this story is both real and inspiring
www.hardingproject.com/p/writing-yo...
www.hardingproject.com/p/writing-yo...
Writing Your Way to an MQ
How publishing elevates Army NCOs
www.hardingproject.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
SFC Blood is my NCOIC, and this story is both real and inspiring
www.hardingproject.com/p/writing-yo...
www.hardingproject.com/p/writing-yo...
Please consider making a recurring $5 a month donation to Irregular Warfare Initiative. For the price of one cheap-beer or one fancy-coffee each month, we can continue to grow this resource for the community
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Support IWI !!!
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Please consider making a recurring $5 a month donation to Irregular Warfare Initiative. For the price of one cheap-beer or one fancy-coffee each month, we can continue to grow this resource for the community
www.every.org/irregular-wa...
www.every.org/irregular-wa...
Ukrainian deep strike against Russian energy sector having an impact. Where #SOF & energy come together.
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
The Slow Death of Russian Oil
Why Ukraine’s campaign against Moscow’s energy sector is working.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ukrainian deep strike against Russian energy sector having an impact. Where #SOF & energy come together.
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/slow-...
In the day-to-day grind working with a team, dealing with inevitable challenges, its easy to lose sight of the wins
Today I checked into the IWI site and saw a snapshot of the incredible content the team has created over the past week and a half. Amazing!
Today I checked into the IWI site and saw a snapshot of the incredible content the team has created over the past week and a half. Amazing!
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In the day-to-day grind working with a team, dealing with inevitable challenges, its easy to lose sight of the wins
Today I checked into the IWI site and saw a snapshot of the incredible content the team has created over the past week and a half. Amazing!
Today I checked into the IWI site and saw a snapshot of the incredible content the team has created over the past week and a half. Amazing!
The IWI Store has been relaunched in honor of our 5 year anniversary.
Check it out. I just bought my new set of IWI whiskey glasses
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Check it out. I just bought my new set of IWI whiskey glasses
irregularwarfare.org/product/engr...
Engraved Whiskey Glass
Product features– 10.5oz capacity for versatile use– Made of clear, high-quality glass– Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning– Perfect for whiskey or juice– Application: Engraving Care instructions–…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The IWI Store has been relaunched in honor of our 5 year anniversary.
Check it out. I just bought my new set of IWI whiskey glasses
irregularwarfare.org/product/engr...
Check it out. I just bought my new set of IWI whiskey glasses
irregularwarfare.org/product/engr...
Agree with some of this article, disagree with other parts. A MUST READ REGARDLESS WHERE YOU LAND
"Most SFA failures stem not from bad training or insufficient equipment, but from the absence of political clarity and strategic coherence"
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/secu...
"Most SFA failures stem not from bad training or insufficient equipment, but from the absence of political clarity and strategic coherence"
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/secu...
Security Force Assistance without Strategy: A Clausewitzian Reassessment - Military Strategy Magazine
In this article, Matisek and Reno reframe Security Force Assistance as an instrument of statecraft, making it a strategic act, not a technical task. Drawing on Clausewitz and recent cases like Iraq,…
www.militarystrategymagazine.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Agree with some of this article, disagree with other parts. A MUST READ REGARDLESS WHERE YOU LAND
"Most SFA failures stem not from bad training or insufficient equipment, but from the absence of political clarity and strategic coherence"
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/secu...
"Most SFA failures stem not from bad training or insufficient equipment, but from the absence of political clarity and strategic coherence"
www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/secu...
Forthcoming publication by David Logan and I shows indirect conflicts (aka proxy wars) have increased significantly since 2000, while MIDs (low intensity direct conflicts) have remained relatively constant.
Great power competition == proxy warfare
Great power competition == proxy warfare
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Forthcoming publication by David Logan and I shows indirect conflicts (aka proxy wars) have increased significantly since 2000, while MIDs (low intensity direct conflicts) have remained relatively constant.
Great power competition == proxy warfare
Great power competition == proxy warfare
Based on the DISC questionnaire, my ideal job fit is as a CEO! Let's see if I can convince others as much...
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Based on the DISC questionnaire, my ideal job fit is as a CEO! Let's see if I can convince others as much...
Got a new rig setup for a new era of the Irregular Warfare Podcast.
Let's go!
Let's go!
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Got a new rig setup for a new era of the Irregular Warfare Podcast.
Let's go!
Let's go!
Have it on good authority this panel at AUSA about professional writing in the Army went well!
Give it a listen. Spread the word --> Army professionals should share lessons learned across the force thru writing
www.dvidshub.net/video/984940...
Give it a listen. Spread the word --> Army professionals should share lessons learned across the force thru writing
www.dvidshub.net/video/984940...
AUSA 2025 Warriors Corner Day Three - The Harding Project: Strengthening the Profession
AUSA 2025 Warriors Corner - The Harding Project: Strengthening the Profession
www.dvidshub.net
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Have it on good authority this panel at AUSA about professional writing in the Army went well!
Give it a listen. Spread the word --> Army professionals should share lessons learned across the force thru writing
www.dvidshub.net/video/984940...
Give it a listen. Spread the word --> Army professionals should share lessons learned across the force thru writing
www.dvidshub.net/video/984940...