Author: John Spencer

Investing in Understanding Cities is Investing in National Security

Claudia ElDib and John Spencer | 08.07.18 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

Large, dense urban areas are both the engines of our economic prosperity and the locus of future...

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Prepare the Army for Future Urban Battlefield

John Amble and John Spencer | 05.22.18 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

In 2001, when U.S.-backed Afghan fighters forced the Taliban out of Kabul, the capture of the city...

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War Books: Preparing for Urban Warfare

John Spencer | 04.30.18 | Urban Warfare Project, War Books

Editor’s note: Each week, we ask a practitioner, scholar, or observer of war to list the top...

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The Future of Warfare is Urban, and the Future is Already Here

Margarita Konaev and John Spencer | 03.22.18 | Commentary & Analysis

Aleppo. Mosul. Sana’a. Mogadishu. Gaza. These war-ravaged cities are but a few examples of a...

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Podcast: The Spear – A 2003 Helicopter Mission Deep into Iraq

John Spencer | 03.07.18 | The Spear

In this episode of The Spear, MWI Deputy Director Maj. John Spencer speaks to Col. Phil Ryan, the...

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