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Weekend Update #159: Ukraine Is Much More Than Zelensky
Ukraine’s Ranged War: Thermal Plants and Ports; Russia's Ranged War: Darkness and Death; Pokrovsk is all about the Relative Losses
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Phillips P. OBrien
The Ukrainian People Deserve Better
The latest corruption scandal must lead to real change
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The Greatest Illusion
Trade Specialization Does Not Make War Less Likely And Cannot Be Undone Quickly
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Phillips P. OBrien
Fictional Intelligence: Imagining the Future of (Nuclear) War
In a new Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander writes about FICINT and what movies tell us about the present and the future. And how Trump is encouraging…
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Minna Ålander
Weekend Update #158: The Long Dark Winter Has Come Early
Pokrovsk Update; Sanctions Bluster Unravelling
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Phillips P. OBrien
Are War Crimes and Ranged Fires The Future Of War?
Hello All,
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Phillips P. OBrien
Yesterday's US Vote
Any Good News For Ukraine?
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The Pivot To Confront China Was Really A Pivot To Work With China
At least the Administration is being honest about it now.
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Phillips P. OBrien
Weekend Update #157: The Battle Of Pokrovsk Might Be Ending
Pokrovsk Proves that Ukraine Needs Not To Throw All of Its Young People Into The Front-Line; China Calls BS On Trump's Sanctions
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Phillips P. OBrien
What A Difference 3.5 Years Make
A Bipartisan Failing Summarized In One Night
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Phillips P. OBrien

October 2025

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