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This volume is based upon the discourse, dialogue, and outcomes of the 2nd Senior Unconventional Warfare (UW) and Resistance Seminar, hosted by the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU); Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL); U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (USSOCEUR); Estonian Special Operations Forces; and the Centre for Applied Studies, Estonian National Defence College. From 4-6 November 2014, a multinational and interagency group of academics and practitioners gathered at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia to discuss and debate the study and practice of UW and resistance. This book's aim is to spark intensive discussion on both UW and counter-UW approaches, doctrine, and capabilities.Chapters include: USSOCEUR Commander ForewordIntroduction Seminar Opening RemarksChapter 1. Asymmetry in Russian New Generation WarfareChapter 2. Societal Resilience: A Basis for Whole-of-Society Approach to National SecurityChapter 3. Small State UW Doctrine: Feasibility and Application for National DefenseChapter 4. NATO Special Operations Contribution to a Comprehensive ApproachChapter 5. Lessons from the U.S. Experience in Unconventional WarfareChapter 6. Nonviolent Civil Resistance Movements: Theory and PracticeChapter 7. Winning the Peace by Living the Way We FightChapter 8. Conclusio