Author: John Spencer

Deep Futures and Urban Warfare

John Spencer | 07.23.21 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast

In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer is joined by retired Colonel...

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Enter and Clear a Room: The History of Battle Drill 6, and Why the Army Needs More Tactical Training like It—not Less

John Spencer and Rich Hinman | 07.21.21 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

Earlier this month, the Modern War Institute published an opinion piece, “The Tyranny of Battle...

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The Battle of Shusha City and the Missed Lessons of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War

John Spencer and Harshana Ghoorhoo | 07.14.21 | Urban Warfare Project

There has been no shortage of attention paid to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Commentary and...

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Urban Breaching

John Spencer | 07.09.21 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast

How is breaching—a tactical task engineers specialize in—uniquely challenged by the complexity of...

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A Status Check on the Army’s Preparation for the Next War

Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahoe and John Spencer | 07.06.21 | Commentary & Analysis

There is an aphorism that generals always fight the last war, and armies consequently spend the...

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