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Monday, July 6, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Frederick W. Kagan
Resident Scholar
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Defense and national security issues
  • American military
  • Afghanistan and Iraq
  • Russian and European military history
Contact E-mail: fkagan@aei.org Phone: 202-862-5925 Fax: 202-862-7177 Assistant: Maseh Zarif Assistant E-mail: maseh.zarif@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-862-5929   Biography
 
Frederick W. Kagan, author of the 2007 report Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq, is one of the intellectual architects of the successful "surge" strategy in Iraq. He is a former professor of military history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His books range from Ground Truth: The Future of U.S. Land Power (AEI Press, 2008), coauthored with Thomas Donnelly, to the End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe, 1801-1805 (Da Capo, 2006).
 
Experience
  • Associate Professor of Military History, 2001-2005; Assistant Professor of Military History, 1995-2001; U.S. Military Academy at West Point
 
Education
 

Ph.D., Russian and Soviet military history; B.A., Soviet and East European studies, Yale University

 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

For the moment, all of America's enemies prefer to fight through unconventional or irregular warfare rather than through traditional force-on-force engagements.

The issues facing Barack Obama and his military commanders in Iraq are fundamentally different from those of 2007 and 2008.

In the "graveyard of empires," we are fighting a war we can win.

 
Books Ground Truth

If the United States is to maintain its status asthe sole superpower, Donnelly and Kagan argue, American land power must be restructured to confront unprecedented challenges.

Finding the Target

What three basic transformations have occurred within the U.S. military since Vietnam?

The End of the Old Order

This book provides analysis of the Napoleonic era in Europe and the revealing interaction of continental politics and war shaping our modern world.

 
Events [List all] The Defense Budget and U.S. Strategy: Preferences, Priorities, and Risks

Senator Chambliss and others will discuss implications of Secretary Gates' proposed defense budget shifts.

After the Ballot Box: U.S.-Iranian Relations in an Era of Change

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and a panel of experts will discuss the upcoming elections in Iran as well as unveiling AEI's new website, IranTracker.org.

Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq

 
 
Speeches and Testimony Counterinsurgency and Irregular Warfare: Issues and Lessons Learned

For the moment, all of America's enemies prefer to fight through unconventional or irregular warfare rather than through traditional force-on-force engagements.

The Russian Threat to International Order

Russia's military assault on neighboring Georgia marks a fundamental inflection point in international relations.

Iraq: Is the Escalation Working?

The surge of U.S. troops in Iraq is generating some promising results. While we cannot yet call it a total success, we likewise cannot yet call it a failure.

 
 
Related Materials
 
SHORT PUBLICATIONS
 
Iraq's Remarkable Election
 
 
BOOKS
 
Ground Truth
 
 
 
PAST EVENTS
 
Afghanistan on the Brink: Assessing U.S. Strategic Options
 
 
ADDITIONAL LINKS
 
 Frederick Kagan's posts on the Enterprise Blog