Counterinsurgency
The Wars of Modern Babylon: The Rise and Fall of the Iraqi Army
The Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC) is hosting a book presentation by retired Israeli Colonel Pesach Malovany on his award-winning book, The Wars of Modern Babylon, on the Iraqi military.
Tags: The Cost of Kill/Capture for Afghan Civilians
Night-time search and seizure operations have long been one of the most controversial issues in Afghanistan. Afghans associate these raids with civilian casualties, abuse, and violations of cultural and religious norms. Night raids have generated significant public backlash, provoking public protests and mass demonstrations. While President Karzai and other senior Afghan leaders have frequently spoken out against night raids and often called for them to end, the international military argues that they are the most effective tool to disrupt insurgent networks.
When Protectors Are the Problem: Human Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
Please join the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program for a discussion with Matthieu Aikins, a Kabul-based freelance journalist, and Rachel Reid, the former Afghanistan analyst at Human Rights Watch, on the challenges of protecting human rights in Afghanistan as U.S. and NATO forces transition out of the country.
A Soldier's Dream and the End of an Insurgency in Iraq
William Doyle, Author, A Soldier's Dream; Alumnus (B.A. '85), GW School of Business
The International Affairs Society will host a conversation with author William Doyle about his recent publication, A Soldier's Dream. The book is tells the story of how Capt. Patriquin and a Sunni sheik helped thwart the insurgency in Iraq's Anbar province. There will be a question and answer session following with members of the military with whom he is affiliated.
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Iraq for Afghanistan and Beyond
Please come to the University of Virginia's Miller Center in Charlottesville for a forum on
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency lessons from Iraq for Afghanistan
By John Nagl
JOHN NAGL is the president of the Center for a New American Security. He is also a member of the Defense Policy Board, a Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department at Kings College of London, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies. A book signing will follow his Forum.
17 October, at 11:00am
