There are many aspects of Russian individual and strategic behaviour in #Ukraine that can only be described as sickening. This is one of them. It is another reason western strategy must change from “help Ukraine tread water” to “help Ukraine defeat Russian forces in Ukraine.”

A new report from Special Competitive Studies Project that explores the trajectory of, and strategy for, competition with authoritarian powers in the 21st century.

“Not since 1984 has a major D-Day anniversary taken place amidst the sort of resurgent East-West geopolitical rivalry apparent today. But as the response to Reagan’s speech 40 years ago makes clear, when the stakes are high, so too can be the rewards.” warontherocks.com/2024/05/the-80…

Some excellent lessons being learned with our allies and partners on this Brigade Warfighter 🇦🇺🇯🇵🇺🇸

⚡️Telegraph: Zelensky to learn Ukraine's NATO membership still on hold at upcoming summit.

Germany and the US have been vocal in their opposition to offering Kyiv a definitive timeframe, as preparations continue for the two-day NATO summit in Washington.
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Frank Hoffman's views on this topic are deeply research and well informed. He is one of the most informed and influential voices on future conflict and developments in the profession of arms. Amos Fox
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A useful response to my recent comments (and those of others) on national service for Australia. While we may agree to disagree on this particular topic, a more rigorous debate is needed in this country on this subject as one potential solution to our national security and

How well is Russia really going in its various offensive actions on the ground, and in the air, in #Ukraine ? I have just published a special assessment ($) to examine this topic.
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The latest #Ukraine update from Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats

An interesting new Russian defence journal.

A terrific episode of #Ukraine - The Latest, featuring an interview with Lawrence Freedman

“Vacuuming up huge amounts of human, geospatial, signals, and imagery intelligence on China’s war making preparations is one thing, but making good use of this information is another.” ⁦Iskander Rehman⁩ warontherocks.com/2024/05/britai…

⚡️ Macron: Ukraine should be allowed to 'neutralize' Russian military bases from where Moscow is firing missiles.

The latest #Ukraine update from Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats