Concrete Barriers: A False Counterinsurgency Idol
In 2013, David Kilcullen, an advisor to Gen. David Petraeus during the Iraq War, was asked how the...
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Building Partner Capacity with the Peshmerga
Building capacity within partner military forces is laden with challenges, but also a vital component of US strategy. What lessons can be learned from the current effort to train the Kurdish Peshmerga?
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Max Brooks Talks Creativity with Cadets
On Thursday, January 19, Max Brooks discussed the importance of creative thinking to a roomful of...
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The Russian–Ukrainian War: Understanding the Dust Clouds on the Battlefield
Russian aggression in Ukraine has been interpreted as the harbinger of a new era of warfare, one in which cyber threats, hybrid tactics, and gray-zone operations are ascendant. But there are lessons to be learned in the conventional character of the conflict, to which too little attention is paid.
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The Most Effective Weapon on the Modern Battlefield is Concrete
Maj. John Spencer argues that the miles of concrete walls that lined streets and surrounded bases in Baghdad demonstrate that the most effective weapon in an urban counterinsurgency is concrete.
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