Hamas tunnels, Ukraine and city warfare | John Spencer and Robyn Curnow

Urban Warfare expert John Spencer says the conflict in Gaza is unlike any other. Spencer tells Robyn Curnow about his four trips into Gaza with the IDF since the October 7 massacre. As a combat veteran, national security and military analyst, he has served as an advisor to Pentagon to the U.S. Military Academy. Israel's fight in Gaza is unique in modern warfare, he says. "Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza was the first one I've studied where the underground was more important than the surface." He says in other wars, tunnels are used by civilians to seek refuge. But Hamas uses them as an underground network to base their operations. They're → where the fighters are → where the hostages are → their primary means of conducting operations Hamas initially were able to use them to slow IDF operations. But the fighting changed when Israel brought their fight into the tunnels too. John Spencer talks to Robyn Curnow about his groundbreaking access and research on urban warfare. His manual on fighting in cities was used by Ukrainians to defend their towns and cities and villages against the Russian advance. http://www.robyncurnow.net http://www.searchingforamericapod.com http://www.instagram.com/robyncurnow http://www.instagram.com/searchingforamericapod http://www.x.com/robyncurnow JOHN SPENCER http://www.instagram.com/spencerguard http://www.x.com/spencerguard http://www.johnspenceronline.com CHAIR OF URBAN WARFARE STUDIES, MODERN WAR INSTITUTE AT WEST POINT http://www.x.com/warinstitute HOST of the URBAN WARFARE PROJECT PODCAST AUTHOR: CONNECTED SOLDIERS AUTHOR: UNDERSTANDING URBAN WARFARE Got a great idea for an episode? Drop Robyn a message here with the subject line PODCAST IDEASubscribe to Robyn's Substack.Visit her website here.To book Robyn to speak at your event, get in touch here.More about Robyn's public speakingRobyn Curnow is a sought-after public speaker on what it takes to create positive leadership in complicated times. As a South African now living in the American South, Robyn is determined to bring a hopeful and light-hearted tone to all conversations. She reflects on her interviews with U.S. Presidents Bush, Clinton and Carter and First Lady Michelle Obama. She has impactful stories of working alongside Nobel Peace Prize Lauretes Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond TutuShe has delivered talks and hosted events around the Blue Economy in the Principality of Monaco where she introduced Prince Albert of Monaco and Prince William, Prince of Wales and French President Emmanuel Macron, the Lincoln Centre in New York, the Science Museum in London, the Swedish Royal Palace in Stockholm, the YPO annual conference in Cape Town, the United Nations, a Haaretz newspaper panel in Jerusalem, the Nantucket Yacht club and many more. She has recently worked with Prince Albert II Foundation in Monaco and Philadelphia, the Swedish royal family in Stockholm, Made by Dyslexia in London, the Red Cross of Georgia in Atlanta alongside Delta Airlines. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.