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Russian Volunteer Battalions

Kateryna Stepanenko, et al. | 2022.07.16

The Russian Federation has launched a large-scale drive to form volunteer battalions in the 85 “federal subjects” (or regions) that comprise the federation.

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Chicago Rules To Beat Russia

Eliot A. Cohen | 2022.07.06

Carl von Clausewitz observed in his classic On War that “the maximum use of force is by no means incompatible with the simultaneous use of the intellect.”

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Ukraine’s Crony Capitalism

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy once, before his presidency, starred in the TV series Servant of the People (2015-2019) which became his political party’s name in 2018.

John Lough | 2022.07.01

Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism – described as systema – reflects the absence of a strong state, and an enduring relationship between big business and the country’s political class that puts their own interests before those of society.

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Strategic Misfortunes

A.E. Stahl, et al. | 2022.06.30

Clipping the Eagle’s Wings: Explaining Failure and Success in the Battle of Britain, 1940 ｜►

El Alamein, 1942: Rommel’s Anti-Climax ｜►

Israeli Strategy in the First Lebanon War, 1982-1985 ｜►

The Accidental Coindinista: A Historian’s Journey Back From the Dark Side of Social Science ｜►

Vietnam and After: Failure in the Vietnam War and the Enduring Defects in US Strategic Culture ｜►

Strategy and the Chinese Civil War ｜►

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Framework Nations Concept

Sean Monaghan and Ed Arnold | 2022.06.27

In 2014, NATO launched its Framework Nations Concept at the Wales summit to enhance collective defense through multinational cooperation. The idea is built on the basic principles established in NATO’s first strategic concept in 1949.

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The IT Army Of Ukraine

Stefan Soesanto | 2022.06.22

For several years prior to the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, the principal idea of creating a cyber volunteer army had been bouncing around in Ukrainian government circles.

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China-Russia Ties Will Deepen

Andrea Kendall-Taylor and David O. Shullman | 2022.06.22

The partnership between China and Russia has become one of the most critical features of the contemporary strategic relationship. Russia’s war in Ukraine has created economic and diplomatic dilemmas for China, but it hasn’t altered the fundamental alignment of interests and autocratic values that drives that relationship.

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The Collapse of One China

Ivan Kanapathy | 2022.06.17

As the One China policy accommodation unravels and China’s military attains a credible capability to mount a cross-strait invasion, the United States and its allies should stop hedging and adopt enhanced measures to deter Beijing.

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Never Trust, Always Verify

Rose Butchart, et al. | 2022.06.16

The Issue

The federal government’s latest guidance aimed at improving the nation’s cybersecurity demonstrates a commendable shift in priorities — moving away from perimeter defense and firewalls and instead embracing zero trust architecture (ZTA) to create resilient systems. For the government to succeed in this transition, it must recognize that ZTA is more about mindset and culture than it is a standardized roadmap.

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Cyber War And Ukraine

James Andrew Lewis | 2022.06.16

Ukraine was not the first “cyber war” — the term itself makes little sense — but it was the first major conflict involving large-scale cyber operations.

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