Exploitative, Transactional, Coercive, Cultural, and Contractual: Toward a Better Theory of Proxy War
While it might not seem self-evident, proxy wars are today’s dominant form of war. A quick survey...
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Amos Fox | 06.11.20 | Commentary & Analysis
While it might not seem self-evident, proxy wars are today’s dominant form of war. A quick survey...
Read MoreAmos Fox | 10.22.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
The US Army’s Mosul Study Group released a report—What the Battle of Mosul Teaches the Force—in...
Read MoreNathan Jennings, Amos Fox and Adam Taliaferro | 12.18.18 | Commentary & Analysis
The most decisive act of judgement which the Statesmen and General exercises is rightly to...
Read MoreAmos Fox | 01.17.17 | Commentary & Analysis
Russian aggression in Ukraine has been interpreted as the harbinger of a new era of warfare, one in which cyber threats, hybrid tactics, and gray-zone operations are ascendant. But there are lessons to be learned in the conventional character of the conflict, to which too little attention is paid.
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