Preparing for the Urban Future of Counterinsurgency
Bottom Line: Conflict follows humanity wherever it goes, and the world’s population is increasingly living in cities. Waning are the days of the Maoist blueprint […] More
Urban Warfare
Civilian Deaths in City Fights Embolden Insurgencies
Urban environments pose special challenges for counterinsurgency efforts as well as for complex operations against criminal gangs and drug trafficking operations. In Brazil, for example, […] More
Street Sense: The Urban Battlefields of the Future
As ISIS’s hold of its capital of Raqqa disintegrates, and the rubble of a razed Aleppo settles, a trend is beginning to emerge – war […] More
Urban Combat: ‘Cities Are Sponges That Soak Up Troops’
In October 2017 – as Iraqi forces mop up in Mosul, fighting rages round Raqqa and Deir Ezzour in Syria, the United States resumes bombing […] More