Author: Kyle Atwell

Special Operations Forces and Great Power Competition

Kyle Atwell and Shawna Sinnott | 11.05.21 | Irregular Warfare Podcast

Will the role and capabilities required of special operations forces change in a geopolitical...

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What Have We Learned from Twenty Years of War?

Kyle Atwell and Andrew Maher | 10.22.21 | Irregular Warfare Podcast

What lessons should the United States and its allies take from twenty years of irregular warfare...

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Lessons from the Hardest Place: Twenty Years of War in Afghanistan

Kyle Atwell and Andrew Milburn | 09.13.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative, Irregular Warfare Podcast

What lessons should the United States military take from twenty years of war in Afghanistan?...

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Land Forces, Irregular Warfare, and a New Strategic Landscape

Laura Jones and Kyle Atwell | 07.30.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative, Irregular Warfare Podcast

The US military and its allies are faced with the challenges of shifting focus toward great power...

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Back to the Future: Resetting Special Operations Forces for Great Power Competition

Kyle Atwell and Abigail Gage | 07.02.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative, Irregular Warfare Podcast

Special operations forces have been a favorite national security tool in the post-9/11 era; wars...

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