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Midweek Update #29: The American Distance Blockade: Establishing The Best Possible Terms For US Withdrawal (opens the original)
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Hi All,A little military history might help one understand what we are seeing in the US-Iran War. The US has adopted what might be called a distance blockade, stopping Iranian oil shipments from reaching their customers (primarily the Chinese) not by stopping them near the Iranian coast, but by patrolling far out to sea (out of the range of Iranian land-based systems). This is something used by the British in World War I (more on that below). A distance blockade can be effective to control the f
How Might The War End? (opens the original)
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Hi All,Sorry it has taken so long to get to this follow-up piece on how the Russo-Ukraine war might end. The first piece was written two months ago, and outlined a few considerations one might take into account when assessing this question. In particular, people need to focus on the political and even personal considerations of the leadership in Russia and Ukraine. Sometimes scholars, as the first piece outlines, do not pay enough attention to the individuals who will be in control of the decisi
Second Try At: Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots (opens the original)
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Hello All,I sent this out this morning—but for some reason it did not get released as an email to subscribers. Apologies—I do not know what happened. So I am trying again. Thanks to those who pointed this out to me.Phillips’s Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type=
Weekend Update #204: An Army Of Robots (opens the original)
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Hello All,If you do not follow the Twitter feed of the Ukrainian Third Army Corps, you should. It does not tweet a great deal, but when it does, especially recently, it has been fascinating. For those of you who do not know of it, the Third Corps is one of the best units in the Ukrainian military and has been playing a lead role in the Vivaldi counteroffensive. This is the military operation that has been pushing the Russians back from around Lyman in Donetsk Oblast. This is a still from one of
Live with Phillips P. OBrien and Kate Leschyshyn (opens the original)
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Hi all, did a Substack Live with Kate Leschyshyn from Come Back Alive. We discussed life in Ukraine under Russian bombardment, and Ukrainian views of their own air campaign against Russia. Also, some background on CBA’s international links. If you want to support them, here is a donation link:https://payment-page.charge-auth.com/charity/comebackalive/nNgGeZN?traffic_source=cba12_po<img class="install-substack-app-embed-img" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EfJL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl
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