John A. Nagl

1.7k total citations
28 papers, 370 citations indexed

About

John A. Nagl is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Nagl has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 370 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in John A. Nagl's work include Military History and Strategy (15 papers), Military and Defense Studies (8 papers) and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (5 papers). John A. Nagl is often cited by papers focused on Military History and Strategy (15 papers), Military and Defense Studies (8 papers) and European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies (5 papers). John A. Nagl collaborates with scholars based in United States. John A. Nagl's co-authors include Lawrence Freedman, Anthony James Joes, David H. Petraeus, Sarah Sewall, Christine Parthemore and Richard Fontaine and has published in prestigious journals such as Foreign Affairs, Political Science Quarterly and The Washington Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

John A. Nagl

21 papers receiving 281 citations

Peers

John A. Nagl
David H. Petraeus Egypt
David Kilcullen United States
Uri Bar–Joseph Israel
John Ferris Canada
Dominique Marchetti France
William Rosenau United States
Avi Shlaim United Kingdom
J. Peter Burgess Norway
Robert O. Freedman United States
Jens Ringsmose Denmark
David H. Petraeus Egypt
John A. Nagl
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2023). A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 53(3). 6 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2023). A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 53(3). 1 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2015). America’s Dirty Wars: Irregular Warfare from 1776 to the War on Terror. Political Science Quarterly. 130(1). 168–170. 1 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2015). COIN fights: A response to Etzioni. Small Wars and Insurgencies. 26(3). 377–382. 2 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2014). Knife Fights: A Memoir of Modern War in Theory and Practice. 4 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2011). The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 41(3). 122. 15 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2010). Thinking Globally and Acting Locally: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Modern Wars – A Reply to Jones and Smith. Journal of Strategic Studies. 33(1). 123–138. 8 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Richard, et al.. (2010). Contracting in Conflicts: The Path to Reform. 3 indexed citations
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Parthemore, Christine & John A. Nagl. (2010). Fueling the Future Force: Preparing the Department of Defense for a Post-Petroleum Era. 3 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2009). The Defense of Jisr al-Doreaa.
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Nagl, John A.. (2008). Institutionalizing Adaptation: It's Time for an Army Advisor Command. Military review. 88(5). 21. 3 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2007). An American View of Twenty-First Century Counter-Insurgency. The RUSI Journal. 152(4). 12–16. 1 indexed citations
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Freedman, Lawrence, John A. Nagl, & Anthony James Joes. (2004). Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam: Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife. Foreign Affairs. 83(6). 148–148. 96 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2003). The Army Officer as Warfighter. Military review. 83(1). 9. 1 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2001). Post-Cold War Priorities. Military review. 81(4). 104. 1 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (2001). Waging Modern War: The Future of Conflict. Military review. 81(6). 73. 1 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2001). Combat Roles for Women: A Modest Proposal. The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters. 31(2). 5 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A., et al.. (2000). Si Vis Pacem, Para Pacem: Training for Humanitarian Emergencies. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 80(2). 31. 3 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (1999). Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife' BRITISH AND AMERICAN ARMY COUNTERINSURGENCY LEARNING DURING THE MALAYAN EMERGENCY AND THE VIETNAM WAR. 6 indexed citations
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Nagl, John A.. (1997). Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical, Biographical, and Bibliographical Sourcebook. Military review. 77(6). 76.

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