Gray Zone Research - Relaunch
The Far Left is spinning back up. So is Gray Zone Research.
It’s been a tough three years for researching the Far Left.
I told some folks last month that the Far Left movement had essentially been on life support as their sense of urgency waned following the rebellion of 2020-2021.
There’s been no major cause to sustain nationwide street action. Stop Cop City was sustained but limited to the Atlanta, Georgia area. And the the post-Roe v. Wade Jane’s Revenge firebombing events were sporadic and relatively short-lived.
It’s not that the Far Left doesn’t hate Joe Biden (they do), but Trump is just an easier and more popular target. And there was popular support for attacking Trump, his supporters, and his administration.
Enter Joe Biden, and the Far Left deflates.
As a result, Far Left networks atrophied, funding dried up, and the volume and intensity of a very few direct action demonstrations had diminished.
Last month, we saw that volume and intensity re-ignite, first through the A15 “day of action” and then the campus occupations.
Of course, A15 and the associated pro-Palestine groups are just new heads of the same revolutionary hydra, as evidenced by their strategies and funding sources.
Long-dormant Far Left social media accounts re-activating to post 2020-era incendiary memes and Antifa training aids is a good sign of this. So is the “return” to activity of several prominent Antifa groups in the past month.
So, being that the Far Left is back and their intent is to build momentum heading into the election season, I’m re-launching Gray Zone Research to share my findings, notes, and analysis, not just on the Far Left but all things low intensity conflict.
Low intensity conflict (LIC) is the throwback name for irregular warfare and we’re seeing plenty of it in the United States today. LIC is an umbrella term for everything from violent social movements and terrorism to guerrilla warfare, popular revolution, and armed insurgency.
It’s not quite war at the conventional level but it exists far above routine, peaceful competition.
Here’s what you can expect.
2-3 posts per week covering the tactics and strategies of the Far Left
Notes from the books I’m reading on guerrilla warfare, popular revolution, insurgency, and similar topics that help us understand the history of these movements
And then my thoughts on what to do about it all; activities, countermeasures, and other preparations for what is clearly a very difficult decade ahead
If you want to support my work and gain unparalled perspective into the Far Left and the potential for much worse conflict to come, then join me here at Gray Zone Research. - Mike