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1 Aug 2021, 7:01 am by Jonathan Schroden
In “Embracing the Fog of War,” Ben Connable critiques the Hamlet Evaluation System (HES) used by the United States in the Vietnam War. [read post]
27 Jun 2022, 1:34 pm by Benjamin Pollard
ICYMI: This Weekend on Lawfare Ben Connable argued that the Russian military’s prioritization of dramatic public displays over exercises that simulate combat have left forces unprepared for their invasion of Ukraine. [read post]
2 Jul 2022, 6:01 am by Benjamin Pollard
Katherine Pompilio shared an episode of #LivefromUkraine in which Wittes sat down with Maria Avdeeva to discuss her recent trip in the Donbas and her analysis of the situation there: Ben Connable argued that the Russian military’s prioritization of dramatic public displays over exercises that simulate combat have left forces unprepared for their invasion of Ukraine. [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 11:07 am by Katherine Pompilio
  ICYMI: This Weekend on Lawfare Ben Connable discussed how building the Iraqi army will fight to prevent another disaster. [read post]
6 Mar 2022, 11:36 am by Katherine Pompilio
  Ben Connable published an early-war assessment of Ukrainian and Russian will to fight. [read post]
20 Feb 2022, 7:01 am by Ben Connable
Ben Connable of the Atlantic Council examines one of the worst such U.S. efforts—the effort to train the Iraqi army since 2003—and describes the primary problem as one of brittleness: The forces simply fall apart when hit hard. [read post]
4 Mar 2022, 6:31 am by Ben Connable
Ben Connable of the Atlantic Council, who has worked extensively on armies' wills to fight, evaluates both militaries to explain why, so far at least, the Ukrainian military is exceeding expectations while the Russian military has faced many problems. [read post]
26 Jun 2022, 7:01 am by Ben Connable
Ben Connable of the Atlantic Council argues that one important factor explaining Russia’s failures was the lack of realistic military exercises. [read post]