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'''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/people</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 |
'''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/people</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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Kimberly Kagan | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | PhD in Ancient History |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Employer | Institute for the Study of War |
Spouse | Frederick Kagan |
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.[1] She supported the surge in Iraq and has since advocated for an expanded and restructured American military campaign in Afghanistan.[2] 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.[2] Frederick Kagan is her husband.
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- Institute for the Study of War
- Kelley B. Vlahos, The Two Faces of Kimberly Kagan, AntiWar.com, 29 September 2009.