Clausewitz on Hegseth and the "Lethality" Obsession

The "Absolute Destruction" of America's Military

Oct 1 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

128

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September 2025

Historical Imagination and Alternatives to the Schlieffen Plan

And Why It's Worth Remembering Yesterday's Tomorrow

Sep 26 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

65

5

August 2025

The Price of Incoherence on the International Stage

What happens when you don't understand alliances?

Aug 23 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

28

5

July 2025

Gods and Mortals: Building a Universal Theory of War

Explaining Prussia's defeat and Russia's triumph over Napoleon

Jul 9 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

48

1

May 2025

In Defense of Taiwan: Attrition or Annihilation?

Stockpiles, Industry, and Battle and the Danger of Overcorrecting

May 14 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

60

6

April 2025

When Pogroms Returned to Eastern Europe

"They dragged the women and children out by their hair"

Published on Casus Belli: War in Donbas • Apr 21

A Modest Proposal For Restoring the Warrior Ethos

Signalgate and How the Secretary of Defense Can Preserve His Honor

Apr 1 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

58

6

March 2025

What will it take to end the war in Ukraine?

When and how will the war end? Here's what Clausewitz tells us:

Published on Dead Carl and You • Mar 19

The Death of Conquest and the Costs of Incompetence

Supporting Ukraine as Signaling and Why Aggression Doesn't Pay

Mar 6 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

37

3

February 2025

The Stars and Stripes Forever - A Call to Sincere Citizenship

As we speak, great crimes are being perpetrated against our nation.

Published on Sincere Citizenship • Feb 12

January 2025

Did German Industry Want a War in 1914?

The case of Hugo Stinnes shows they did not and exposes the weakness of a materialist explanation for the conflict

Jan 15 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

31

2

December 2024

Dead Carl Lives! - Why Clausewitz Endures

Reading and understanding Clausewitz is worth your time

Dec 11, 2024 • 

Kiran Pfitzner

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