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War Books is a weekly MWI series, in which we ask interesting guests—practitioners, experts, or...
Read MoreAdam Maisel | 06.05.17 | War Books
War Books is a weekly MWI series, in which we ask interesting guests—practitioners, experts, or...
Read MoreRaymond Farrell | 04.25.17 | Commentary & Analysis
For Westerners, North Korea is perennially on and off of the headlines. This year, the confluence...
Read MoreTommy Daniel | 03.23.17 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
In 2013, David Kilcullen, an advisor to Gen. David Petraeus during the Iraq War, was asked how the...
Read MoreMatthew Cancian | 03.15.17 | Commentary & Analysis
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?
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 19, Max Brooks discussed the importance of creative thinking to a roomful of...
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