Victory in Urban Warfare Requires Moral Clarity—and Managing Perceptions
So long as reporters refuse to understand the laws of war, the IDF is at a disadvantage.
April 1, 2025
So long as reporters refuse to understand the laws of war, the IDF is at a disadvantage.
As is the case in Gaza, modern warfare rarely involves set-piece battles where armies march to meet each other in an open field. More typical is the sort of messy urban warfare we are likely to see again in Rafah very soon. John Spencer and Geoffrey Corn address the moral, legal, and strategic complexities:
So long as reporters refuse to understand the laws of war, the IDF is at a disadvantage.
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As is the case in Gaza, modern warfare rarely involves set-piece battles where armies march to meet each other in an open field. More typical is the sort of messy urban warfare we are likely to see again in Rafah very soon. John Spencer and Geoffrey Corn address the moral, legal, and strategic complexities:
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