Russia vs. Ukraine. Russia may fail or it may be able to re-organize, using its yet-uncommitted forces to snatch a victory.
To understand the current Russian military dumpster fire, we first must understand what professionalism means in the profession of arms.
Modern military success depends on an ability to understand the nature of conflict, the conduct of war and the most effective ways to use military force in support of achieving political objectives.
Usually, international law lies just beneath the surface of an event, but in this case, it is at the core of unfolding events in Ukraine.
Globally, we have been living in a period often called the post-Cold War era. War didn’t go away entirely; it just became democratic.
The events in Ukraine continue to unfold, and every day brings with it new questions. Last week, we published an interview with Professor Brian Horowitz, a professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University and the Sizeler Family Chair.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine reveals a surprising truth about Russia’s conventional military forces: they are not nearly as formidable as Putin (and the West) believed.