#SWJTheDiscourse: Codifying Irregular Warfare—Inside the Pentagon’s new DoD Instruction 3000.07 | @IrregWarfare Initiative “Episode 142 of the Irregular Warfare Podcast features Dr. Jonathan Schroden, Mick Crnkovich, and David Maxwell (@DavidMaxwell161, #SWJ Editor-at-Large) for a deep dive into the Pentagon’s new irregular warfare policy instruction—DoD Instruction 3000.07—and what it signals about how the U.S. military understands, organizes for, and competes in irregular conflict. The discussion opens with why the United States Department of War updated its irregular warfare guidance after two decades of counterterrorism operations and amid renewed strategic competition with state adversaries. The guests explain how the new instruction reflects a shift away from a terrorism-centric framework toward recognizing irregular warfare as a persistent and central feature of #GreatPowerCompetition." In this 5 minute preview, listeners will gain: ✅A clear explanation of what the new IW policy is—and what it is not. ✅Insight into why IW must be embraced by the entire Joint Force—not only #SpecialOperationsForces. ✅Context on the shift from counterinsurgency-era assumptions to today’s strategic competition environment. ✅A candid discussion on doctrine, definitions, and why “quibbling” is part of healthy intellectual development. ✅A whole-of-government perspective on political warfare and DoW’s role within it. This preview is a concise but substantive primer on why #IrregularWarfare remains central to modern competition and why the United States cannot afford to overlook it. 🎙️ Listen to the full episode here: smallwarsjournal.com/2025/11… @IrregularWarCtr @Future_of_War @ASU @DOWResponse @DeptofWar @SecWar #IrregularWarfarePodcast #SmallWarsJournal #IrregularWarfareInitiative #IrregularWarfareCenter #WholeofGovernment #WholeofSociety #HybridWarfare #UnrestrictedWarfare #UnconventionalWarfare