Guests Robert Burrell and John Collison join Dave Brown to discuss this comprehensive volume which provides the first canon for SOF, interagency, and conventional forces to understand irregular warfare, and the emerging areas of Resilience and Resistance within international competition, and deterrence. Trident Podcast: Center of Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups, 13 January 2026. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trident/id1728074053?i=1000744992979 

In this episode of "At the Boundary," GNSI's Jim Cardoso and guests Dr. Rob Burrell and Dr. Homer Harkins discuss the complex history and current state of Venezuela. At the Boundary, 12 January 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPoYDZDtSYc 

Dr. Robert Burrell and Dr. Homer Harkins discuss the future of Venezuela and the prospects for a democratic transition. Balancing Point,  10 January 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aJhkldg-A 

Hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso welcome Dr. Robert Burrell, retired US Marine Corps officer and irregular warfare specialist, and Colonel (Ret.) Michael Burgoyne, University of Arizona professor and former Army attaché in Mexico, to analyze the unprecedented US military operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. Why Should We Care about the IndoPacific? 4 January 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8wTJVFfa6Q&list=PLYOUv26K6uQk23Fv_VYYHtxzvyoha46QE 

In this interview I conduct with Dr. Namrata Goswami from Johns Hopkins University, we discuss her article in our book Resilience and Resistance by Joint Special Operations University Press. Published by Global and National Security Institute, 9 December 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyuCytr91uk 

In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Rob Burrell, we dive deeper into how resistance energy and state resiliency shape modern conflict. Using Mexico, Iran, China, and Taiwan as case studies, we explore how legitimacy, culture, and long-term strategy influence outcomes just as much as military force. JSOU Press, 30 September 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFjXRrZYiYc&t=1s 

In Part 1, we explore:

•  The foundations of the resilience and resistance model

• What some key concepts really mean

• The role of populations, governments, resistance actors, and international audiences in shaping conflict

• Why irregular warfare, deterrence, and competition matter for today’s SOF leaders

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm5R042zdxU&t=190s.

In this video, I interview my mentor Dr. Craig Symonds about WW2 in the Pacific and lessons learned which could apply to a possible conflict with China. GNSI, 21 October 2025. https://youtu.be/ozvYEiOL2AQ?si=aBo9HFCoR83Rn2pl. 

In this podcast, I interview authors Dr. Zacharias Pieri and Dr. Kevin Fridy to discuss their new book, Governance, Grievance, and Violent Extremism in West Africa:From the Caliphates to Great Power Competition. The conversation explores how local governance, resource competition, and regional instability shape violent extremism in West Africa, with a focus on Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. At the Boundary Podcast, 20 October 2025. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-boundary/id1715344430?i=1000732686879 

In this second installment in the Future of Warfare series, Robert S. Burrell, PhD, a Senior Research Fellow at the Global and National Security Institute, sits down with a retired U.S. Army War College professor, Chris Mason, PhD. Their discussion was a live webinar that centered around the Study of Internal Conflict (SOIC), a study which applies statistical analyses to more than 50 military, political, economic, social, cultural and geographical factors to help determine why governments fail in insurgencies and civil wars. Published by the Global and National Security Institute, 25 September 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdbxh2W4fq4 

In this episode of the GNSI At the Boundary podcast, I am joined by Colonel Dave Maxwell (Ret.), of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy and the Global Peace Foundation, and Lieutenant General Charles T. Cleveland (Ret.) to examine the future of the American way of irregular warfare. From the overlooked role of the human domain to the need for a national-level capability dedicated to irregular warfare, the conversation challenges conventional thinking about U.S. defense and security. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-boundary/id1715344430?i=1000724428879 

In this podcast, I talk about GNSI’s new research initiative on the Future of Warfare. I also introduce my upcoming book, Resilience and Resistance, which outlines a fresh analytical framework for understanding irregular warfare in the 21st century. Global and National Security Institute, 28 July 2025. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2231197/episodes/17562821

My interview of Dr. Chris Mason, Global and National Security Institute, 12 May 2026, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-5-signs-a-nation-is-headed-toward-collapse/id1715344430?i=1000708160914 

My interview by ABC's Nightlife, 16 March 2025. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/iwo-ijima/105054922 

In this podcast, the Marine Corps Association's podcast "Scuttlebutt" interviews me about the Corps' bloodiest battle, it's importance, and the lessons learned for competition with China today. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mca-scuttlebutt/id1584976637?i=1000694323966 

My interview with David Maxwell on how North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, global illicit activities, and growing ties with Russia continue to shape international security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwRGjz_5jfM 

Global and National Security Institute, 16 September 2024, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/venezuelas-stolen-election-whats-next-for-the-country/id1715344430?i=1000669728772 

This podcast reads an essay with Irregular Warfare Initiative on Resilience and Resistance in Iran. https://irregularwarfareinsider.podbean.com/e/resilience-and-resistance-post-raisi-a-data-centric-approach-to-iran/ 

In this interview, I discuss resilience and resistance methodologies with U.S. examples. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-the-boundary/id1715344430?i=1000659299432 

Interviewed by Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups on the topic of irregular warfare https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/the-trident/1/ 

This interview by World War 2 TV showcases some of my research on Philippine resistance against Imperial Japan. 

Interview by World Media Rights on the Battle of Iwo Jima for Netflix Series World War II In HD Color. Released in December 2021. 

In this video from Joint Special Operations University, Dr. Robert Burrell describes the SOF Support to Resilience and Resistance Integrated Program of Study, launched in 2023.

Dr. Robert Burrell met with Dr. Craig Deare from National Defense University in December 2022 to discuss the history and current state of Venezuela.  Dr. Deare details the history, diaspora, leadership, external actors, influence, and geography of Venezuela and how these factors have, both past and present, influenced and molded Venezuela.

In this video series, JSOU's Dr. Rob Burrell, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, Author, Assistance Professor, and the Special Operations Support to the Resistance and Resilience Program of Study, explains his academic interests, professional experience and personal endeavors.