From the Boston Review December 23, 2019 Ethan Bueno de Mesquita Harris Public Policy Professor and Deputy Dean for Faculty & Research Ethan Bueno de Mesquita Harris Public Policy Professor and Deputy Dean Ethan Bueno de Mesquita was featured in the Boston Review with an op-ed discussing academic and popular biases when considering America's counterinsurgencies in Afghanistan and Vietnam. "Counterinsurgencies are wars of attrition," he concludes. "Wars of attrition are won through resolve. And the side facing an existential threat will always have the greater resolve." Full coverage available in the Boston Review. Upcoming Events More events Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Tue., February 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM Preparing for Harris: Teaching Assistantships Wed., February 11, 2026 | 8:30 AM Coffee Chat in Western Massachusetts Wed., February 11, 2026 | 9:00 AM Tunnel City Coffee 100 Spring St #102 Williamstown, MA 01267 United States
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