Feral Cities, Pandemics, and the Military

April 17, 2020 00:46:02
Feral Cities, Pandemics, and the Military
Urban Warfare Project
Feral Cities, Pandemics, and the Military

Apr 17 2020 | 00:46:02

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Show Notes

In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project podcast, 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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