Author: John Amble

Podcast: The Spear – Calling in Close Air Support

John Amble | 07.06.23 | The Spear

In 2006, a small US Army element left its base in Ramadi, Iraq on a movement-to-contact patrol....

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MWI Podcast: After the Wagner Mutiny, What Next for the War in Ukraine?

John Amble | 06.29.23 | MWI Podcast

On Friday, when Yevgeny Prighozin released a video that took aim at senior Russian leaders and...

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MWI Podcast: World Order in the Drone Age

John Amble | 06.14.23 | MWI Podcast

Why do states—and nonstate actors—choose to use armed drones as weapons of war? How does that...

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Podcast: The Spear – Battle of Barawala Kalay Valley

John Amble | 06.07.23 | The Spear

In 2010 Kevin Mott’s unit deployed to eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province. An intense...

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MWI Podcast: How Is Russia Adapting Its Tactics in Ukraine?

John Amble | 05.31.23 | MWI Podcast

In a number of clear and obvious ways, the war in Ukraine has not gone well for the Russian...

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