Is warfare a science? | John Spencer | Escaped Sapiens #40

Is the study of urban warfare a science? In this conversation I speak with John W. Spencer, who is chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, codirector of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast. The conversation ranges from John's personal experiences leading in war, to his experience on the ground doing research in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh, to explanations of many aspects of war.
These conversations are supported by the Andrea von Braun foundation (www.avbstiftung.de/), as an exploration of the rich, exciting, connected, scientifically literate, and (most importantly) sustainable future of humanity. In this conversation I am particularly interested in the role that the military plays in the monopolization of violence, and the impact of a well controlled and trained military on maintaining peace, stability, and the internal and external security of our societies.
►The views expressed in this conversation by John are his own, and he is not acting as a representative of his other affiliations. For more information about John and his work see:
mwi.usma.edu/staff/john-spencer/
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Menu:
0:00 - Introduction.
0:48 - First time in combat.
8:55 - Hearts and minds.
16:35 - Authority of command.
21:25 - Legal orders.
25:45 - Command structure and combat effectiveness.
31:45 - Heavy drop.
39:20 - Why urban warfare?
45:17 - Is warfare a science?
55:05 - Russia's plans for Ukraine.
59:17 - Death of the church.
1:10:40 - Empathy and morality in war.
1:14:26 - Human rights violations in Ukraine.
1:31:56 - How effective are civilians in war?
1:44:24 - Wider implications of the war in Ukraine.
1:50:45 - Warrior scholar.
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