Preparing the Military for the Complexity of Megacities

March 20, 2020 00:48:25
Preparing the Military for the Complexity of Megacities
Urban Warfare Project
Preparing the Military for the Complexity of Megacities

Mar 20 2020 | 00:48:25

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Show Notes

In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project podcast, John Spencer is joined by retired Col. Patrick Mahaney, the cofounder and director of the National Center for Urban Operations. During his thirty-two years in the Army, he held key leadership positions from the tactical to strategic levels, serving as director and senior military fellow for the chief of staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group and commander of the Asymmetric Warfare Group, a tactical Special Forces battalion, and a special operations task force.

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