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‘Small, cheap, smart’: surprising new military lessons from Iran
Traditional military advantages have come up short against new strategy, hardware, AI and ‘missile math’ that is reshaping combat. David Kilcullen, The Australian, 11th April 2026 Six weeks into the war and a few days into a shaky ceasefire, it’s much too early to...
Nowhere to go in widening Gulf war that could spark global crisis
It’s by far the largest air campaign mounted by Israel and one of the largest by the US. The longer the war lasts, the greater the risk that it escalates. For those in Iran at least, there’s no escape. David Kilcullen, The Australian, 7th March 2026 On the first night...
Making sense of Venezuela with David Kilcullen
What Venezuela reveals about US strategy and global risks The Thematic Edge opens 2026 with its first guest, David Kilcullen, retired Australian Army colonel, intellectual architect of both the “Surge” in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the world’s foremost authority on...
Israel-Iran war reveals rising age of unconventional conflict
David Kilcullen in The Australian, 21st June 2025 As Israel and Iran slide deeper into war, Russia-Ukraine negotiations appear stalled, and the outlines of a broader US-Iran-Russia-China confrontation take shape, it’s worth pausing to consider a remarkable...
The bloody reality of fighting an embedded enemy
Just like the fierce nine-month battle to remove Islamic State terrorists from Mosul, there was no way for Israel to remove Hamas from power without mounting a full-scale ground invasion. You can tell a lot about a military force, and the conditions under which it...
How Will the IDF Handle Urban Combat?
Fighting Hamas in Gaza Will Be Difficult and Costly BY DAVID KILCULLEN, October 23, 2023 Click the link to read Full Article
A year on, covert resistance against the Taliban steps up
David Kilcullen, The Australian, 27th August 2022 In the year since the fall of Kabul, domestic issues have memory-holed Afghanistan for most Americans. Understandably, Washington has little desire to relive its worst failure in generations, a fiasco arguably worse...
Can Ukraine repel the Russian invasion?
Ukrainians have been fighting valiantly to defend their country against the Russian invasion – surprising many with their strategy and ability to resist Russian forces. So could they ultimately repel the Russian attack? Strategist and counterinsurgency expert David...
Cordillera CEO David Kilcullen: War on Terror bases in Africa and Asia will allow the West to compete against Beijing
DENVER and WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 David Kilcullen, CEO of risk management company Cordillera Applications Group, has predicted that United States military bases established for the Global War on Terror in Africa and Asia will be essential if the West wants to...
Guerrilla warfare expert and CEO of Cordillera, David Kilcullen warns that the attack on Capitol Hill looked like the opening move of a colour revolution
DENVER and WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 -- David Kilcullen, CEO of Cordillera and one of the leading figures in the field of guerrilla warfare, has warned that this week's attack on Capitol Hill "looked a little like the opening move of a colour revolution, as seen in...
Is America in the Early Stages of Armed Insurgency?
One of the world’s leading counterinsurgency experts is alarmed by what he sees. Article published in Slate.com, September 8th, 2020 David Kilcullen is one of the world’s leading authorities on insurgencies. For decades he has studied them. As an infantry soldier in...