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Hybrid Wars The Podcast

How violent conflict around the world is becoming more deadly and more difficult to resolve than ever before.

This podcast explores how contemporary warfare is evolving through the lens of paramilitary and militia groups operating in some of the world’s most conflict-affected regions. Drawing on in-depth field research from Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia and more, each episode examines how these hybrid actors – neither fully state nor non-state – are reshaping security, governance and post-conflict recovery. 

Hosted by Dr. Adam Day, the series features leading experts and practitioners who unpack the complex roles these groups play in fighting insurgencies, sustaining local order and challenging traditional notions of war and peace.

The research, Hybrid Conflict, Hybrid Peace, can be found here.

Listen to Hybrid Wars here.

Suggested citation: Adam Day. "Hybrid Wars The Podcast," United Nations University, UNU-CPR, 2025-07-30, https://unu.edu/cpr/article/hybrid-wars-podcast.

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