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<ref>http://www.understandingwar.org/user/kkagan</ref>'''Kimberly Kagan''' is an American military historian. She heads the Institute for the Study of War and has taught at [[West Point]], [[Yale]], [[Georgetown University]], and [[American University]]. Kagan has published in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' and elsewhere.<ref>http://www.understandingwar.org/user/kkagan</ref> She supported [[the surge]] in Iraq and has since advocated for an expanded and restructured American military campaign in Afghanistan.<ref name="fp">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/10/why_the_taliban_are_winning_for_now?page=0,2</ref> She is also the author of ''[[The Surge: A Military History]]'', published by [[Encounter Books]]. In 2009 she served on Afghanistan commander Gen. [[Stanley McChrystal]]'s strategic assessment team.<ref name="fp" /> [[Frederick Kagan]] is her husband. |
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'''Dr. Kimberly Kagan''' is the founder and President of the [http://www.understandingwar.org/ Institute for the Study of War] (ISW). Dr. Kagan is the daughter of an accountant and school teacher from [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Ryan |last=Bender |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Husband and Wife take center stage in debate on Afghanistan |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/10/11/husband_and_wife_take_stage_in_debate_on_afghanistan/ |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=2009-10-11 |accessdate=2007-01-19 }}</ref> She was born on February 28, 1972. |
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Dr. Kagan received her B.A. in Classical Civilization and her Ph.D. in History from [[Yale University]]. At Yale, Kim met her intellectual match in her husband [[Frederick Kagan]] who is an American resident scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI). <ref name="Scholars and Fellows">{{cite web | url = http://www.aei.org/scholar/99 | title = Scholars and Fellows | publisher = American Enterprise Institute | accessdate = 2010-11-12 |date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Dr. Kagan held an “Olin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Military History” at Yale in International Security Studies from 2004-2005. She is an affiliate of Harvard’s Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, where she was a National Security Fellow from 2002-2003.<ref name="Fellows and People">{{cite web | url = http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/olin/people/fellowsalumni.htm | title = Fellows and Alumni | publisher = Harvard University | accessdate = 2010-11-14 |date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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Dr. Kagan is the author of ''The Eye of Command'' (University of Michigan Press, 2006), ''[[The Surge: A Military History]]'' (Encounter Books, 2009), and editor of ''The Imperial Moment'' (Harvard University Press, 2010). <ref>{{cite news |first=Gary |last=Anderson |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Wrapping up operations in Iraq |url= http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/24/wrapping-up-operations-in-iraq/ |work=[[Washington Times]] |date=2009-8-23 |accessdate=20010-9-19 }}</ref> Dr. Kagan has published numerous essays including “Don’t Short-Circuit the Surge” in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', “How to Surge the Taliban” co-authored with [[Max Boot]] and Frederick W. Kagan in ''[[The New York Times]]'', and “Why the Taliban are Winning--For Now” on the ''Foreign Policy Magazine'' website. <ref>{{cite news |first=Kimberly |last=Kagan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Don’t Short-Circuit the Surge |url= http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120130782203818269.html |work=[[WSJ]] |date=2008-1-26 |accessdate=20010-10-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Kimberly |last=Kagan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= How to Surge the Taliban |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/opinion/13boot.html?_r=1 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=2009-3-13 |accessdate=20010-10-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Kimberly |last=Kagan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Why the Taliban are Winning--For Now |url= http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/10/why_the_taliban_are_winning_for_now |work=[[Foreign Policy]] |date=2009-8-10 |accessdate=20010-11-7 }}</ref> |
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===Influence=== |
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Dr. Kagan has conducted eight battlefield circulations of Iraq since May 2007 for the MNF-I Commanding General, three of which were in [[Afghanistan]] for CENTCOM [[United States Central Command]] and ISAF [[International Security Assistance Force]]. She participated formally on the Joint Campaign Plan Assessment Team for Multi-National Force-Iraq - U.S. Mission- Iraq in October 2008, and as part of the Civilian Advisory Team for the CENTCOM strategic review in January 2009. <ref name="Staff Bios">{{cite web | url = http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/staff-bios | title = Staff Bios | publisher = Institute for the Study of War | accessdate = 2010-11-12 |date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Dr. Kagan served in Kabul as a member of General [[Stanley McChrystal]]’s strategic assessment team, comprised of civilian experts, during his strategic review in June and July 2009. She returned to Afghanistan in the summer of 2010 to assist General [[David Petraeus]] with key transition tasks following his assumption of command in Afghanistan. Dr. Kagan also serves on the Academic Advisory Board at the Afghanistan- [[Pakistan]] Center of Excellence at CENTCOM. |
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Dr. Kagan is the founder and President of the [http://www.understandingwar.org/ Institute for the Study of War]. ISW describes itself as a “non-partisan non-profit think thank which seeks to provide research and analysis specifically regarding issues of defense and foreign affairs. ISW produces comprehensive reports on the realities of war; focusing on military operations, enemy threats, and political trends in diverse conflict zones”. <ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url = http://www.understandingwar.org/background| title = About Us | publisher = Institute for the Study of War | accessdate = 2010-10-12 |date=December 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Scholars are frequently on the front lines, allowing for timely information on current military operations using detailed open-source intelligence analysis. |
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As an influential member of the foreign policy brain trust in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kagan has been involved numerous public events. On May 25, 2010 Dr Kagan participated in a briefing on [[Capitol Hill]] focusing on Iraq’s political crisis that included remarks from Iraq’s Ambassador [[Samir Sumaidaie]] and Dr. [[Kenneth Pollack]], Senior Fellow at the [[Brookings Institution]].<ref name=" Iraq’s Political Crisis with Kimberly Kagan and Samir Sumaidaie ">{{cite web | url = http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/event/event-iraqs-political-crisis | title = Iraq’s Political Crisis with Kimberly Kagan and Samir Sumaidaie | publisher = Institute for the Study of War | accessdate = 2010-11-12 |date=May 25, 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Dr Kagan also participated in a Brookings Institution event entitled “Prospects for Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the Outcome of the Afghan Presidential Election” alongside Dr. Michael O’Hanlon.<ref name=" Prospects for Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the Outcome of the Afghan Presidential Election">{{cite web | url = http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/0825_afghanistan_election.aspx | title = Prospects for Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the Outcome of the Afghan Presidential Election | publisher = Brookings Institution | accessdate = 2010-11-11 |date=August 25, 2009|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Dr. Kagan also helped produce the documentary [http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/event/premier-event-surge-untold-story-never-seen-interviews The Surge: the Untold Story] with ISW Chairman, U.S Army General [[Jack Keane]] (ret.) and LTG James Dubik (ret.) describing the battle of Iraq and how the United States won the war.<ref name="Events">{{cite web | url = http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/event/premier-event-surge-untold-story-never-seen-interviews | title = "The Surge: the Untold Story" (never-before-seen interviews) | publisher = Institute for the Study of War | accessdate = 2010-10-12 |date=November 9, 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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#[http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/webcast/future-iraq-conversation-general-raymond-t-odierno The Future of Iraq: A Conversation with General Raymond T. Odierno] |
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#[http://www.understandingwar.org/press-media/webcast/centcom-2010-views-general-david-h-petraeus-video CENTCOM in 2010: Views from General David H. Petraeus] |
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 Drs. Frederick and Kimberly Kagan touring Basra in 2008. | |
| Abbreviation | ISW |
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| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Public Policy Think Tank |
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Kimberly Kagan
Dr. Kimberly Kagan is the founder and President of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Dr. Kagan is the daughter of an accountant and school teacher from New York City.[1] She was born on February 28, 1972.
Early Life
Dr. Kagan received her B.A. in Classical Civilization and her Ph.D. in History from Yale University. At Yale, Kim met her intellectual match in her husband Frederick Kagan who is an American resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). [2] Dr. Kagan held an “Olin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Military History” at Yale in International Security Studies from 2004-2005. She is an affiliate of Harvard’s Olin Institute for Strategic Studies, where she was a National Security Fellow from 2002-2003.[3]
Dr. Kagan is the author of The Eye of Command (University of Michigan Press, 2006), The Surge: A Military History (Encounter Books, 2009), and editor of The Imperial Moment (Harvard University Press, 2010). [4] Dr. Kagan has published numerous essays including “Don’t Short-Circuit the Surge” in The Wall Street Journal, “How to Surge the Taliban” co-authored with Max Boot and Frederick W. Kagan in The New York Times, and “Why the Taliban are Winning--For Now” on the Foreign Policy Magazine website. [5][6][7]
Influence
Dr. Kagan has conducted eight battlefield circulations of Iraq since May 2007 for the MNF-I Commanding General, three of which were in Afghanistan for CENTCOM United States Central Command and ISAF International Security Assistance Force. She participated formally on the Joint Campaign Plan Assessment Team for Multi-National Force-Iraq - U.S. Mission- Iraq in October 2008, and as part of the Civilian Advisory Team for the CENTCOM strategic review in January 2009. [8] Dr. Kagan served in Kabul as a member of General Stanley McChrystal’s strategic assessment team, comprised of civilian experts, during his strategic review in June and July 2009. She returned to Afghanistan in the summer of 2010 to assist General David Petraeus with key transition tasks following his assumption of command in Afghanistan. Dr. Kagan also serves on the Academic Advisory Board at the Afghanistan- Pakistan Center of Excellence at CENTCOM.
Dr. Kagan is the founder and President of the Institute for the Study of War. ISW describes itself as a “non-partisan non-profit think thank which seeks to provide research and analysis specifically regarding issues of defense and foreign affairs. ISW produces comprehensive reports on the realities of war; focusing on military operations, enemy threats, and political trends in diverse conflict zones”. [9] Scholars are frequently on the front lines, allowing for timely information on current military operations using detailed open-source intelligence analysis.
As an influential member of the foreign policy brain trust in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kagan has been involved numerous public events. On May 25, 2010 Dr Kagan participated in a briefing on Capitol Hill focusing on Iraq’s political crisis that included remarks from Iraq’s Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie and Dr. Kenneth Pollack, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.[10] Dr Kagan also participated in a Brookings Institution event entitled “Prospects for Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the Outcome of the Afghan Presidential Election” alongside Dr. Michael O’Hanlon.[11] Dr. Kagan also helped produce the documentary The Surge: the Untold Story with ISW Chairman, U.S Army General Jack Keane (ret.) and LTG James Dubik (ret.) describing the battle of Iraq and how the United States won the war.[12]
External Links
- Institute for the Study of War
- The Future of Iraq: A Conversation with General Raymond T. Odierno
- CENTCOM in 2010: Views from General David H. Petraeus
References
- ^ Bender, Ryan (2009-10-11). "Husband and Wife take center stage in debate on Afghanistan". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Scholars and Fellows". American Enterprise Institute. November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ "Fellows and Alumni". Harvard University. November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ Anderson, Gary (2009-8-23). "Wrapping up operations in Iraq". Washington Times. Retrieved 20010-9-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kagan, Kimberly (2008-1-26). "Don't Short-Circuit the Surge". WSJ. Retrieved 20010-10-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kagan, Kimberly (2009-3-13). "How to Surge the Taliban". New York Times. Retrieved 20010-10-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kagan, Kimberly (2009-8-10). "Why the Taliban are Winning--For Now". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 20010-11-7.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Staff Bios". Institute for the Study of War. November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ "About Us". Institute for the Study of War. December 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ "Iraq's Political Crisis with Kimberly Kagan and Samir Sumaidaie". Institute for the Study of War. May 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ "Prospects for Afghanistan's Future: Assessing the Outcome of the Afghan Presidential Election". Brookings Institution. August 25, 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|bot=ignored (help) - ^ ""The Surge: the Untold Story" (never-before-seen interviews)". Institute for the Study of War. November 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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