Archive - Phillips’s Newsletter

Weekend Update #139: The NATO "Daddy" Summit And The Martyrdom Of Ukraine

Ukraine Needs Air Defense Now; Is The Russian Summer Offensive “Failing”?

Jun 29 •

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The Weirdest Air Campaign In History

A Quick Primer On Where Things Stand

Jun 28 •

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An Interview With Andriy Zagorodnyuk

How Ukraine Goes Forward From Now

Jun 26 •

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Fighting For Your Country

In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander continues on a topic related to last week’s discussion on conscription: what makes people willing to…

Jun 25 •

So Trump Bombed Iran--Thankfully, Wars Always End In A Day

It Turns Out Its OK To Be A Neocon Interventionist, As Long As MAGA Is The Neocon Interventionist

Jun 23 •

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Weekend Update #138: Do Not Forget About Ukraine

Putin Restates Maximalist Demands; A Ukrainian Victory Strategy; The Russian Summer Offensive: The Real Center Of Gravity?

Jun 22 •

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If Trump Will Not Join The War, What Then?

Jun 20 •

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The Conscription Comeback and the Social Contract

In this week’s Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander looks at the question of obligatory military service and what the existing conscription systems – and…

Jun 18 •

The Israel-Iran Air War: Destruction Vs Coercion

What The Last Few Days Reveal About The Different Strategies

Jun 17 •

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Weekend Update #137: The Two Weeks Are Up--But Instead Of Sanctions There Are Kisses

The Russian Sumy Offensive; The Golden Rule

Jun 15 •

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Air "Supremacy" Seems To Have Been Achieved--Its Results Could Be Dramatic

The Israel-Iran Air War Could Go A Number Of Different Ways

Jun 14 •

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Putin Has Won: The US Government Now Speaks His Narrative

And Trump Does Not Even Have To Give The Orders

Jun 13 •

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