Investing in Understanding Cities is Investing in National Security
Large, dense urban areas are both the engines of our economic prosperity and the locus of future...
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...
Read MoreMWI Staff | 10.10.17 | Commentary & Analysis
Editor’s note: After writing a recent article highlighting three “warhacks” for...
Read MoreUS Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, released his 2017 Professional Reading List last week. As...
Read MoreJohn Amble and John Spencer | 05.16.17 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
“The Army will never need to fight in a megacity.” Over the past few months, MWI has published...
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