A Better Approach to Urban Operations: Treat Cities like Human Bodies
Mosul has been wrested from the three-year-old grasp of ISIS. In Raqqa, the cityscape is one of...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and John Amble | 09.13.17 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Mosul has been wrested from the three-year-old grasp of ISIS. In Raqqa, the cityscape is one of...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 09.11.17 | War Books
Sixteen anniversaries of 9/11 have now come. Sixteen. For many reasons, mostly obvious, we place...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 09.06.17 | The Spear
On September 11, 2001, Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen was a colonel assigned to the Pentagon. Today...
Read MoreJohn Amble and Liam Collins | 08.21.17 | Commentary & Analysis
President Donald Trump just finished outlining his new Afghanistan strategy to the American public...
Read MoreJohn Amble | 08.16.17 | MWI Podcast, Urban Warfare Project
In this episode of the Modern War Institute podcast, MWI editorial director John Amble speaks to...
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