Last week, the IWI Board of Directors approved me to take on the role of Editorial Director, succeeding Hope Hodge Seck, who is returning to her career in national security journalism. Jacob Ware will remain on as Deputy Director and Senior Editor Sam Rosenberg will fleet up to share those duties. I’m thrilled they are staying on the team, and I’m excited to see what we can do together.
I want to thank Hope for her service as Editorial Director, leading the all-volunteer team through IWI’s third year of publishing. During her tenure, the editorial team released forty-eight articles in eight months, clearing out a large wave of submissions.
One of IWI editorial team’s most impressive accomplishments during Hope’s leadership was how quickly it moved in response to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7th. Within days, IWI published Doug Livermore’s insightful perspective on the significance of the Hamas attack for the region, and over the following weeks, released several more thoughtful pieces by Bruce Hoffman, C. William Vardy, and Jacob Ware, Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, and others. When consequential irregular warfare events occur, IWI readers will find clear-eyed analysis and “what it means” commentary here.
While the names on the masthead have changed, our mission has not. We will continue to publish the best of irregular warfare thought and remain a key node that “bridges the gap among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers,” just as co-founders Kyle Atwell and Shawna Sinnott envisioned when they began IWI in 2020. Thank you for continuing to read us, and please reach out with any ideas or feedback.
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Tobias Bernard Switzer
Editorial Director
Irregular Warfare Initiative
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