Amos Fox
Professor of Practice,
School of Politics & Global St
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Mail code: 3902Campus: Tempe
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Education
- Ph.D., International Relations, University of Reading
- M.M.A.S., Strategic Studies (Honors), School of Advanced Military Studies
- M.A., Secondary Education (Honors), Ball State University
- B.S., Secondary Education, Indiana University
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Research Interests
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Proxy War and Proxy Warfare
- Strategic Studies
- Defense Studies
- Global History
- Military theory and the evolution of military thought
- International Relations
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Reports
- “Obstructive Warfare: Applications and Risks for AI in Future Military Operations,” Centre for International Governance Innovation, CIGI Paper No. 307 (2024).
- “Minimalist Strategy: Conflict Delegation and Proxy Use on Transparent Battlefields,” Comparative Strategy Vol. 43, no. 5 (2024).
- “The Precision Paradox and the Myths of Precision Strike in Modern Armed Conflict,” RUSI Journal Vol. 169, no. 1-2 (2024).
- “The Israel-Hamas Conflict: “You Might Not Be Interested in Attrition, but Attrition is Interested in You,” Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 35, no. 6 (2024).
- ‘Urban Warfare and Military Strategy: Examining the Relationship Between Ends-Ways-Means-Risk and Urban Operations,’ Strategein Vol. 4, no. 17 (December 2023).
- ‘Comparative Proxy Strategies in the Russo-Ukrainian War,’ Comparative Strategy Vol. 42, no. 5 (August 2023).
- ‘Reframing Proxy War Thinking: Temporal Advantage, Strategic Flexibility, and Attrition,’ Georgetown Security Studies Review Vol. 11, no. 1 (August 2023).
- ‘On Proxy War,’ Journal of Military Studies Vol. 12, no. 1 (2023).
- ‘The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Principles of Urban Operations,’ Small Wars Journal-El Centro (2022).
- ‘The Donbas in Flames: An Operational Level Analysis of Russia’s Donbas Campaign,’ Small Wars and Insurgencies (2022).
- ‘A Legal Review of Sieges in Modern War,’ Journal of Military Studies Vol. 11, no. 1 (2022).
- ‘Maneuver is Dead? Understanding the Conditions and Components of Warfighting,’ RUSI Journal Vol. 166, no. 6-7 (2022).
- ‘Russo-Ukrainian Patterns of Genocide in the Twentieth Century,’ Journal of Strategic Security Vol. 14, no. 4 (2021).
- ‘Strategic Relationships, Risk, and Proxy War,’ Journal of Strategic Security Vol. 14, no. 2 (2021).
- ‘On Sieges,’ RUSI Journal Vol 166, no. 2 (2021).
- ‘Russian Hybrid Warfare: A Framework,’ Journal of Military Studies Vol. 10, no. 1 (2021).
- ‘Five Models of Relationship in Proxy War,’ Georgetown Security Studies Review Vol. 8, no. 2 (2020).
- ‘Conflict and the Need for a Theory of Proxy Warfare,’ Journal of Strategic Security Vol. 12, no. 1 (2019).
Books
- Conflict Realism: Understanding the Causal Logic of Modern War and Warfare. London: Howgate Publishing (August 2024).
- Maneuver is Dead: Land Warfare in the 21st Century. London: Bloomsbury (Forthcoming, Fall 2025).
- Multidomain Operations: A Doctrine for 21st Century War? London: Howgate Publishing (Forthcoming Summer 2025).
Book Chapters
- ‘Critiquing Drone Warfare,’ in the James Rogers edited De Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare (2024).
- ‘Confronting Proxies,’ chapter in the Vladimir Rauta, Michel Wyss, and Assaf Moghadam edited Routledge Handbook of Proxy Wars (2023).
Honors / Awards
- Jennings County High School Alumni Hall of Fame, 2018
- Honorable Mention, Military Review Writing Competition, 2018
- Tom Felts Leadership Award, School of Advanced Military Studies, 2017
- Draper Armor Leadership Award, U.S. Army Armor School, 2013
Professional Associations
- IPSA
- APSA
- RUSI
- Association of the United States Army
- U.S. Armor Association
Work History
- U.S. Army, Armor Officer, 1999-2024
- Irregular Warfare Initiative, 2022-2024
- Wavell Room, 2022-2023
- Butler University, Assistant Football Coach, 2003-2004
- Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, Indiana; Assistant Football Coach, 2002-2003