Cities Pose Huge Challenges to Military Forces. The Biggest Might be Just Crossing the Street.
Many of the challenges of urban warfare are not new; nor, unfortunately, are the options soldiers...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 10.30.18 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Many of the challenges of urban warfare are not new; nor, unfortunately, are the options soldiers...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 10.02.18 | Shield Notes, Urban Warfare Project
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on October 17, 2017. It will...
Read MoreDaphné Richemond-Barak and John Spencer | 08.31.18 | Commentary & Analysis
Efforts from both sides may not suffice to thaw tensions between the United States and North...
Read MoreClaudia 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...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and Margarita Konaev | 02.21.18 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Diplomats, donors, and investors gathered last week in Kuwait for a conference dedicated to...
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