“Russia is doing everything to ensure that millions of Africans, millions of residents of the Middle East and South Asia find themselves in conditions of artificial famine or at least a severe price crisis.” The latest speech from ⁦Володимир Зеленський⁩ president.gov.ua/en/news/yak-ro…

“This war has taught me one thing: always act according to the best consciousness in the darkest moment. No matter how hard & scary that would be. It will be hard, but at the end of the day, it will always be the right solution.” ⁦Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦⁩ kyivindependent.com/opinion/illia-…

And to round out my Saturday morning reading recommendations, some very fine #scifi . There is so much wonderful #scifi at the moment, it was hard to choose these three! Janeen Webb John Birmingham Martha Wells

I couldn’t recommend fiction reading without some excellent non-fiction. Here are three of my favourite recently read books, from Lawrence Freedman Aaron Friedberg and mary dudziak

I often get asked for reading recommendations & have published many reading lists (at Modern War Institute). Besides non-fiction, I love #scifi but also enjoy crime fiction. I have just (and loved) books by these 3 amazing Aussie authors. Jane Harper Candice Fox Gary Disher

“A culture of training requires a culture of truth”. Some tremendous insights on the war in #Ukraine , and the performance of the Russians & Ukrainian military institutions, from French General Michel Yakovleff. Thanks Michael Shurkin for the translation.

“From the start Putin has relied on coercive pressures to deliver the political victories that he has failed to achieve by military means. For all the suffering he has caused in Ukraine he has yet to succeed.” Another fine essay from ⁦Lawrence Freedman⁩ samf.substack.com/p/general-wint…

An The Associated Press/FRONTLINE investigation finds the trail of violence during the invasion of Ukraine was not random. It was perpetrated within the command structures of the Russian military, and in the Kyiv suburbs it led to one of Putin's top generals. apnews.com/article/russia…

Immediately after I get back home from Amsterdam, I’ll start allocating money to help cure badly wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Thanks to friends, I now have a list of guys who really need our help. Reports soon!
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The latest daily update on the war in #Ukraine , from ISW and Critical Threats

Loving this new podcast, featuring ⁦Peter W. Singer⁩, and all about information ops and influence. It is well worth a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lik…

There are many impacts of cold weather on military operations. But as historical examples such as the Battle of the Bulge, the Winter War, Chosin Reservoir and Siachen Glacier demonstrate, winter does not shut down wars. My recent ⁦The Sydney Morning Herald⁩ article. smh.com.au/world/europe/w…

I had the great pleasure of recording a conversation about the operational art, and the war in #Ukraine , with the awesome team from the This Means War podcast. You can listen to our discussion at the link. ⁦Wavell Room - British Military Thinking⁩ ⁦Three wise monkeys⁩ podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ope…

This by Shashank Joshi is important. Russia’s active measures seek to confuse & corrode trust. (It doesn’t matter if they helped Hilary or Donald - they want to sow doubt and mistrust in US institutions.) It is important to keep-on grounding deliberately emotive arguments in the facts.

“Democracies certainly screw up — as Britain has done repeatedly since passing Brexit — but their mistakes don’t last nearly as long or cause nearly as much damage as do those of dictators.” Another superb article from ⁦Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸⁩ washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

“It is in Kharkiv & Kherson where any remaining Russian momentum in this war was lost. September & October is the story of two Ukrainian campaigns, as well as the two Ukrainian military commanders who led the campaigns.” ⁦Engelsberg Ideas⁩ engelsbergideas.com/essays/a-tale-…

An update on weapons requests for #Ukraine , from Jack Detsch

A question for the deterrence experts: “What deterrent effect does a nuclear-powered but conventionally armed attack submarine provide that a mix of 12 conventional subs & autonomous underwater vehicles doesn’t?” aspistrategist.org.au/australias-nav…