Small Wars Journal

Dave Kilcullen

BIO

Dr. David Kilcullen is the Chairman of Caerus Associates. Before founding Caerus, Kilcullen served 24 years as a soldier, diplomat and policy advisor for the Australian and United States governments. He was Special Advisor to the Secretary of State from 2007-2009 and Senior Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq in 2007, and is currently Senior Fellow in The Future of War program at New America. He is the author of the bestselling books The Accidental Guerrilla and Counterinsurgency, both are used worldwide by civilian government officials, policymakers, military and development professionals working in unstable and insecure environments. His most recent books are Out of the Mountains, A Great Perhaps?: Colombia: Conflict and Divergence, and Blood Year.

Articles by this Author

Accidental Guerrilla: Read Before Burning Fri, 03/06/2009 - 4:05pm
Crunch Time in Afghanistan-Pakistan Mon, 02/09/2009 - 1:53pm
My Views on Iraq Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:03am
Political Maneuver in Counterinsurgency Thu, 04/24/2008 - 6:47pm
Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt Wed, 08/29/2007 - 3:52am
Understanding Current Operations in Iraq Tue, 06/26/2007 - 8:11am
New Paradigms for 21st Century Conflict Sat, 06/23/2007 - 7:16am
Religion and Insurgency Sat, 05/12/2007 - 10:14am
The Urban Tourniquet -- "Gated Communities" in Baghdad Fri, 04/27/2007 - 8:04pm
Edward Luttwak's "Counterinsurgency Malpractice" Sun, 04/15/2007 - 9:56am
From the Advisors -- Bombs in Baghdad Sat, 03/24/2007 - 9:48am
Guardian Article Misrepresents the Advisers' View Thu, 03/01/2007 - 6:12pm
The Baghdad Marathon Thu, 02/22/2007 - 6:12am
Two Schools of Classical Counterinsurgency Sat, 01/27/2007 - 9:32pm
Don't confuse the "Surge" with the Strategy Fri, 01/19/2007 - 6:29am
A Framework for thinking about Iraq Strategy Fri, 01/12/2007 - 1:51pm