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Ben Connable — Publications

The Future of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces: Lessons from Historical Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Efforts 2023
Adaptive Engagement for Undergoverned Spaces: Concepts, Challenges, and Prospects for New Approaches 2022
Book Discussion with National Security Correspondent Michael Gordon 2022
Iraqi Army Will to Fight: A Will-to-Fight Case Study with Lessons for Western Security Force Assistance 2022
The Information Warfighter Exercise Wargame: Rulebook 2021
An Enduring American Commitment in Iraq: Shaping a Long-Term Strategy with Iraqi Army Partners 2020
Russia's Hostile Measures: Combating Russian Gray Zone Aggression Against NATO in the Contact, Blunt, and Surge Layers of Competition 2020
Russia's Limit of Advance: Analysis of Russian Ground Force Deployment Capabilities and Limitations 2020
Russia's Limit of Advance: Scenarios 2020
Weighing U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq: Strategic Risks and Recommendations 2020
Will to Fight: Returning to the Human Fundamentals of War 2019
Comprehensive Deterrence Forum: Proceedings and Commissioned Papers 2018
National Will to Fight: Why Some States Keep Fighting and Others Don't 2018
Sectarianism in the Middle East: Implications for the United States 2018
Will to Fight: Analyzing, Modeling, and Simulating the Will to Fight of Military Units 2018
Beating the Islamic State: Selecting a New Strategy for Iraq and Syria 2017
The Evolving Terrorist Threat: Implications for Global Security 2017
Implications of the Security Cooperation Office Transition in Afghanistan for Special Operations Forces: An Abbreviated Report of the Study's Primary Findings 2017
Knowing the Enemy: Understanding the Islamic State and Principles for Defeating It 2017
Redesigning Strategy for Irregular War: Improving Strategic Design for Planners and Policymakers to Help Defeat Groups Like the Islamic State 2017
Rolling Back the Islamic State 2017
Russian Strategy in the Middle East 2017
Investing in the Fight: Assessing the Use of the Commander's Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan 2016
Stretching and Exploiting Thresholds for High-Order War: How Russia, China, and Iran Are Eroding American Influence Using Time-Tested Measures Short of War 2016
From Negative to Positive Stability: How the Syrian Refugee Crisis Can Improve Jordan's Outlook 2015
Defeating the Islamic State in Iraq 2014
Initial Thoughts on the Impact of the Iraq War on U.S. National Security Structures 2014
Modeling, Simulation, and Operations Analysis in Afghanistan and Iraq: Operational Vignettes, Lessons Learned, and a Survey of Selected Efforts 2014
The Utility of Modeling and Analysis in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars 2014
Ending the U.S. War in Iraq: The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq 2013
Leveraging Development Aid to Address Root Causes in Counterinsurgency: Balancing Theory and Practice in "Hold" and "Build" 2013
Smooth Transitions? Lessons Learned from Transferring U.S. Military Responsibilities to Civilian Authorities in Iraq 2013
Assessing Freedom of Movement for Counterinsurgency Campaigns 2012
Embracing the Fog of War: Assessment and Metrics in Counterinsurgency 2012
Improving Counterinsurgency Campaign Assessment: The Importance of Transparency in the Fog of War 2012
Military Intelligence Fusion for Complex Operations: A New Paradigm 2012
How Insurgencies End 2010