Urban Warfare Project

by John Spencer

As the world is increasingly urbanized, military forces must be prepared for cities to become battlefields. The Urban Warfare Project Podcast, from the Modern War Institute at West Point, features insightful discussions with scholars and practitioners as it sets out to explore the unique characteristics of urban warfare.

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Learning at the Speed of Urban Warfare

In urban warfare, the enemy, terrain, population, and tactical problem can change faster than a military’s formal lessons-learned process. Armies cann...

1h 02m

•Sep 4, 2026

Underground Warfare Reimagined

For decades, underground warfare was viewed as a niche military problem. Today, it has become a defining feature of modern conflict. From Hamas's exte...

1h 01m

•Jul 3, 2026

NATO Urban Training Sites

In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Stuart Lyle, urban operations research lead at the United Kingdom’s Defence Science and Technology Laborato...

58m

•May 29, 2026

Defending the City of Razish

John Spencer is joined on this episode by Colonel Kevin Black, commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the Army’s premier opposing force at th...

45m

•May 1, 2026

Drones and Urban Warfare in Ukraine

In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Dr. Anthony Tingle, an independent researcher who has made nine trips to Ukraine since the start of the war...

1h 01m

•Mar 20, 2026

The 2003 Battle of Baghdad

In 2003, one of the most consequential urban operations in modern military history took place as US forces approached Baghdad from the south—the battl...

2h 02m

•Feb 23, 2026