Author: John Amble

Podcast: The Spear – Fire in the Skies Over Baghdad

John Amble | 12.22.21 | The Spear

This episode of The Spear features a conversation with retired US Air Force Col. Kim Campbell. She...

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MWI Podcast: When Security Force Assistance Works—and When it Doesn’t

John Amble | 12.16.21 | MWI Podcast

For much of the past twenty years of America’s post-9/11 wars, the US military worked to build...

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MWI Podcast: A Looming Showdown Over Ukraine?

John Amble | 12.02.21 | MWI Podcast

Over the past several weeks, tens of thousands of Russian troops have gathered in the area near...

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After 9/11, the United States Didn’t Fight a Twenty-Year War, but Twenty One-Year Wars. But What Does that Actually Mean?

John Amble | 11.25.21 | Commentary & Analysis

It’s 5:31 pm on November 27, 2003. A US plane touches down at Baghdad International Airport—hardly...

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MWI Podcast: Taiwan, China, and the Poison Frog Strategy

John Amble | 11.17.21 | MWI Podcast

Last month, record-breaking numbers of Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air...

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