What are Small Wars?

May 21, 2020 • 00:32:13
What are Small Wars?
Irregular Warfare Podcast
What are Small Wars?

May 21 2020 | 00:32:13

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Show Notes

The Irregular Warfare Podcast is a new collaboration between the Modern War Institute at West Point and Princeton University's Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. In this inaugural episode, hosts Kyle Atwell and Nick Lopez talk to Jake Shapiro, co-director of ESOC and Col. Pat Howell, director of MWI. The conversation tackles important questions about what are often called "small wars," including material covered in Jake's book, Small Wars, Big Data.

New episodes of the Irregular Warfare Podcast will be released every two weeks.

Intro music: "Unsilenced" by Ketsa
Outro music: "Launch" by Ketsa
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