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What is obsolete is the earlier view of Russian armored warfare
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Weekend Update #29--update
It really is the week that Ukraine won the war--the noteworthy change in Biden Administration Rhetoric
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Weekend Update #29
Was this the week when Ukraine won the war? F-16s, Zelensky's Foreign Trips, Military advantage.
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Thoughts on the Ukrainian Counteroffensive
It might not be what you think
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Weekend Update #28
The Momentum Shift is Here: Russian Planes Drop from the Skies, Zaluzhny Interview: F-16s
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F-16s for Ukraine: The Players and Their Positions
I’d like to start with an apology. Earlier in the week I had started writing the third piece on the understanding of power (ideas are evolving—more on…
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Weekend Update #27
Kinzhals vs Patriots and the fact that System matters; Bakhmut and Russian losses; A Drone attacks the Kremlin and some People attack the ISW
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The Bakhmut Analysis: Being Definite and Being Flexible
Since well before February 24,2022, Ive been completely befuddled by the very strong claims made by the analytical community about how supposedly strong…
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