David Petraeus

David Petraeus is the chairman of the KKR Global Institute and a retired four-star U.S. Army general and former director of the CIA.

Articles by David Petraeus
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.

Two Years On, What’s Next in Ukraine?
Analysis
Angela Stent, Jo Inge Bekkevold, Kristi Raik, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Agathe Demarais, Franz-Stefan Gady, David Petraeus, C. Raja Mohan, Stefan Theil
A Panzerhaubitze 2000 tank howitzer fires during a mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
A Panzerhaubitze 2000 tank howitzer fires during a mission in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

Lessons for the Next War
Analysis
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Anne-Marie Slaughter, David Petraeus, Lee Hsi-min, Graham Allison, Rose Gottemoeller, Elisabeth Braw, Craig Singleton, Chris Krebs, Tai Ming Cheung, Maria Shagina, Mauro Gilli, Vance Serchuk, Stefan Theil
A French soldier, part of the international coalition against the Islamic State, stands guard near Al-Qaim in western Iraq on Feb. 9, 2019.
A French soldier, part of the international coalition against the Islamic State, stands guard near Al-Qaim in western Iraq on Feb. 9, 2019.

Big Ideas for NATO’s New Mission in Iraq
Argument
David Petraeus, Vance Serchuk
US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (C) after the end of joint press conference in Toluca, Mexico, on February 19, 2014. The three leaders joined for the summit of North American Leaders focusing for talks on "a range of issues important to the daily lives of all of North America's people, including economic competitiveness, entrepreneurship, trade and investment, and citizen security." AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (L) speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (C) after the end of joint press conference in Toluca, Mexico, on February 19, 2014. The three leaders joined for the summit of North American Leaders focusing for talks on "a range of issues important to the daily lives of all of North America's people, including economic competitiveness, entrepreneurship, trade and investment, and citizen security." AFP PHOTO / Yuri CORTEZ (Photo credit should read YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

North America: the Next Great Emerging Market?
Argument
David Petraeus, Paras D. Bhayani
Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images
Logan Mock-Bunting/Getty Images

How We Won in Iraq
Argument
David Petraeus
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AFP/Getty Images

‘None of This Is Easy’
Document
David Petraeus
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