Author Archive

Gian Gentile

Associate Director, Army Research Division, RAND

Gian Gentile is the Associate Director at RAND’s Army Research Division.
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What military history tells us about Ukraine’s Kursk invasion

Initiative is everything.

  • Gian Gentile and Adam Givens
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Why the U.S. still needs ground forces in Europe

Moscow’s setbacks notwithstanding, refocusing on China would be a mistake.

  • Andrew Radin and Gian Gentile
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“Wonder Weapons” Will Not Win Russia’s War

Russia’s turn to kamikaze drones is premised on a flawed strategy.

  • Raphael S. Cohen and Gian Gentile
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Russia, Ukraine, and the Misuse of History

Strained analogies do nothing but mislead us about what comes next.

  • Gian Gentile and Raphael S. Cohen