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John Spencer


John Spencer is chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, codirector of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast. He served for 25 years as an infantry soldier, including two combat tours in Iraq. He is the author of Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War and coauthor of Understanding Urban Warfare.

Latest Content

  1. Observation ·

    Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East

    By Jonathan Silver, Elliott Abrams, Amiad Cohen, Assaf Orion, John Spencer

    Operation Rising Lion.

    Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reshaping the Middle East
  2. Observation ·

    The Israeli Raid on Syria That Exposed the Weakness of Hardened Targets

    By John Spencer

    Iran has assumed it can keep its assets safe by hiding them deep underground. The IDF's daring operation in Masyaf may have shattered that assumption.

    The Israeli Raid on Syria That Exposed the Weakness of Hardened Targets
  3. Observation ·

    Hamas Is Not Just a Terrorist Organization

    By John Spencer, Solomon Moshkevich

    At the start of this war, the jihadist group had governing authority, territorial control, a functioning bureaucracy, and a trained army.

    Hamas Is Not Just a Terrorist Organization