Gangs of Baghdad
I passed a checkpoint manned by a group of young men armed with assault rifles. But they weren’t...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 01.21.20 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
I passed a checkpoint manned by a group of young men armed with assault rifles. But they weren’t...
Read MoreMWI Staff | 01.01.20 | Commentary & Analysis
As we turn the calendar to a new year, it’s an opportunity to look back at the articles we...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 12.30.19 | Commentary & Analysis
There has been an explosion of underground warfare in the last five years. From sophisticated...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 12.05.19 | Commentary & Analysis
The following is an excerpt from the book Why I Write: Craft Essays on Writing War, scheduled to...
Read MoreMWI Staff | 11.19.19 | Urban Warfare Project, Videos
Several times each semester, the Modern War Institute convenes what it calls War...
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Five Years Later: Remembering the Lessons of Afghanistan
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