Subscribe
Sign in
Home
On Clausewitz
Current Affairs
Ukraine-Russia
Archive
About
ukraine
Latest
Top
Discussions
The Death of Conquest and the Costs of Incompetence
Supporting Ukraine as Signaling and Why Aggression Doesn't Pay
Mar 6, 2025
•
Kiran Pfitzner
38
3
10
The United States Is Not More Deadly For Civilians Than Russia
A Response to "Comparing Russian and US Airstrikes: Which are More Dangerous for Civilians?" and a Critique of the Airwars Project
Oct 11, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
15
7
6
The Danger and Usefulness of the Russian Opposition
Russian dissidents may feed Western optimism about reconciliation, but they also present a path to victory for Ukraine
Aug 26, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
16
4
3
The Fog of War and Value of Ambiguity
Macron's Comments, and the Value of Ruling Nothing Out
Mar 6, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
14
2
3
Ukraine Should Make Use of the "Superior Form of War"
Why Ukraine Should Adopt a Limited Defensive War to Achieve Total Victory
Feb 20, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
20
12
6
The Endurance of the Clausewitzian Principles of Strategy: A Retrospective on Ukraine's 2023 Counter-Offensive
Why the operational principles of concentration of force and effort continue to apply to the modern battlefield
Feb 6, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
11
3
2
Ukraine and the Lessons of Blitzkrieg
The popular understanding of the German victory in the West is based on more myth than fact—the truth speaks to principles of enduring relevance to the…
Jan 23, 2024
•
Kiran Pfitzner
14
2
Bombing to Lose - Perverse Incentives and Strategic Bombing in Ukraine
We know strategic bombing doesn't work, so why do states find it so hard to resist?
Dec 21, 2023
•
Kiran Pfitzner
9
2
1
The Cold-Blooded Case for American Support for Ukraine
The Realist case for arming Ukraine
Oct 16, 2023
•
Kiran Pfitzner
27
9
4
The Specter of the Western Front - The Trope of Stalemate and the War in Ukraine
What caused the stalemate in WWI? How does it parallel the war in Ukraine?
Jul 12, 2023
•
Kiran Pfitzner
10
2
1
Interpreting the Wagner Mutiny
Why did it happen? Why did it end? What can we expect the consequences to be?
Jul 5, 2023
•
Kiran Pfitzner
8
2
Beyond Maps and Frontlines: Analyzing Ukraine's Counteroffensive Progress
Why this stage of the counter-offensive shouldn't be measured in kilometers
Jun 28, 2023
•
Kiran Pfitzner
10
1
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
