Every City is Different. That’s Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Urban Operations Won’t Work.
If we are entering an era where military forces will increasingly be called upon to operate in...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and John Amble | 05.30.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
If we are entering an era where military forces will increasingly be called upon to operate in...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 04.24.19 | The Spear
In this episode of The Spear, MWI’s John Spencer speaks to Col. Phil Ryan, an Army aviator...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 03.28.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Combat in urban areas is the most destructive type of warfare imaginable. Densely populated...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 02.19.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
The age of urban warfare is already here. It cannot be avoided any longer. And the urban...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 01.31.19 | Commentary & Analysis
From March 23 to May 12, 2008, US Army and Iraqi security forces engaged in an intense urban...
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