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In Defense of Taiwan: Attrition or Annihilation?
Stockpiles, Industry, and Battle and the Danger of Overcorrecting
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Kiran Pfitzner
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The Struggle for Civilian Control in Bismarck's Germany
The Limits of the Military Profession Part 1: Prussia-Germany 1808-1871
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Kiran Pfitzner
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Secretary of Defense Rock
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Realism and Reality — The Limitations of Theory
"Realists" have fallen into the same trap as French Generals before WWI
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Kiran Pfitzner
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The Fog of War and Value of Ambiguity
Macron's Comments, and the Value of Ruling Nothing Out
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Kiran Pfitzner
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Ukraine Should Make Use of the "Superior Form of War"
Why Ukraine Should Adopt a Limited Defensive War to Achieve Total Victory
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Kiran Pfitzner
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The Axis of Disruption - Why States Seek Destabilization
The Challenge of Interdictionist Powers in the 21st Century
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Kiran Pfitzner
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The Cold-Blooded Case for American Support for Ukraine
The Realist case for arming Ukraine
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Kiran Pfitzner
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The Holy Grail of Nuclear Strategy: A Historical Look at Nuclear Superiority
Series on Nuclear Strategy Part 1: Nuclear superiority
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Kiran Pfitzner
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Beyond Maps and Frontlines: Analyzing Ukraine's Counteroffensive Progress
Why this stage of the counter-offensive shouldn't be measured in kilometers
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Kiran Pfitzner
Russia's Bakhmut Blunder
A Clausewitzian Perspective on the Reasons Behind Russia's Costly Mistake
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Kiran Pfitzner
The Dilemma of Ukraine's Offensive
Will Ukraine choose the approach of attrition or of annihilation?
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Kiran Pfitzner
Culmination in Ukraine and Its Misinterpretation
What ISW Gets Wrong, and the True Importance of Culmination
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Kiran Pfitzner
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