IW Lessons from Gaza: Lawfare, Humanitarian Crises, and Urban Combat

December 01, 2023 00:52:57
IW Lessons from Gaza: Lawfare, Humanitarian Crises, and Urban Combat
Irregular Warfare Podcast
IW Lessons from Gaza: Lawfare, Humanitarian Crises, and Urban Combat

Dec 01 2023 | 00:52:57

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For nearly two months, three powerful dynamics have converged in Gaza: lawfare, a humanitarian crisis, and urban combat. This episode examines those subjects and explores how they play out and influence one another in Gaza. Our hosts are joined by retired General Joseph Votel, the distinguished chair of West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center and former commander of US Central Command, and Dr. Raphael Cohen, the director of the Strategy and Doctrine Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE. They explore Hamas’s hybrid strategy in Gaza and Israel’s traditional counterterrorism approach in the Middle East, the importance of addressing lawfare and humanitarian considerations head on, and the challenges of operating in urban terrain and navigating geopolitical complexities that may require the United States and its allies to reconsider their global force structure.

 

Intro music: "Unsilenced" by Ketsa

Outro music: "Launch" by Ketsa

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