What Can We Learn About the Future of Proxy Warfare from the 2008 Mumbai Attacks?
Last summer, we traveled to India with a team of West Point faculty and cadets to study the 2008...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and Liam Collins | 06.03.20 | Commentary & Analysis
Last summer, we traveled to India with a team of West Point faculty and cadets to study the 2008...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 05.01.20 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast
In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project podcast, John Spencer is joined by Col. Douglas...
Read MoreHeather Venable | 02.14.20 | Commentary & Analysis
The targets . . . just keep getting smaller: individuals, extremists, terrorists, the architects...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 02.12.20 | War Books
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Read MoreJohn Spencer | 02.07.20 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast
In the third episode of MWI’s new Urban Warfare Project podcast, John Spencer is joined by Sahr...
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