Feral Cities and the Military

November 26, 2021 00:46:02
Feral Cities and the Military
Urban Warfare Project
Feral Cities and the Military

Nov 26 2021 | 00:46:02

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Show Notes

In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Dr. Richard Norton, aprofessor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College and a retired US Navy commander. Dr. Norton discusses his research on what he calls "feral cities"—those in which the state has lost the ability to maintain the rule of law yet remain a functioning actor in the greater international system.

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