Author: Liam Collins

Reaper Down: Three Takeaways from Russia’s Intercept of a US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Liam Collins | 03.17.23 | Commentary & Analysis

Earlier this week, two Russian Su-27 fighter aircraft downed a United States MQ-9 Reaper that was...

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Twelve Months of War in Ukraine Have Revealed Four Fundamental Lessons on Urban Warfare

John Spencer and Liam Collins | 02.23.23 | Urban Warfare Project

This week marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine kicked off a war that has offered up a...

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Waterworld: How Ukraine Flooded Three Rivers to Help Save Kyiv

John Spencer and Liam Collins | 07.01.22 | Urban Warfare Project

Off the eastern coast of central Greece sit high cliffs that once served as a narrow access point...

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Rapid and Radical Adaptation in Counterinsurgency: Task Force 714 in Iraq

Liam Collins | 09.28.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative

In May 2003, President George W. Bush declared victory in Iraq after a month of major combat...

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The Long Game of Partner Warfare: Colombia and Operation Jaque

Liam Collins | 08.13.21 | Irregular Warfare Initiative

On February 13, 2003, US Southern Command contractors were flying a routine counternarcotics...

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