Thoughts on naval conflict in the Ukraine War: Striking a ship at the pier is something anyone w/long-range precision weapons can do. This has been validated by attacks on the Russian LST Saratov and Ukrainian LST Yuriy Olefirenko. Major force flow & logistics implications. 1/5

The Majority Never Had It So Good Only just getting to read this fascinating Russia.Post piece on the impact of the war on Russia's 'provinces' and rural communities, and why it's not the nightmare some may presume. Depressing and thought-provoking russiapost.info/regions/majori…

Why Congress Must Provide New Aid to Ukraine. 1/ THREAD There are many realpolitik arguments for continued aid to Ukraine. Real realists understand that U.S. military assistance to Ukraine directly serves our own national security interests.

Given some of the reporting of the last week, it’s clear that we’re in for another wave of discussion about whether Ukraine should be pushed to the negotiating table. A 🧵

Well worth reading and thinking about. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Yes, Ukraine can still defeat Russia – but it will require far more support from Europe | Jack Watling | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Since it’s that time of year again, 12 end-of-year and start-of-new-year thoughts about Russia’s war against Ukraine and its implications. A long 🧵

Excited to share my latest in Foreign Affairs. Deterrence can fail if rivals believe the US would respond somewhere but can't or that it could but won't. This has big implications for the ongoing debate about Ukraine aid and its impact on deterring China. foreignaffairs.com/china/ukraine-…

Grateful for the opportunity to talk about Russia and China in the Arctic with a wonderful group of scholars and practitioners. I look forward to reading and sharing the final report!

Meet the Holloway Group! Housed within our Russia Maritime Studies Institute, the Holloway group is an Advanced Research Program studying high-intensity conventional conflict, focusing on Russian maritime and multi-domain warfighting. Learn more here: usnwc.edu/Research-and-W…!

Lead key research center at critical time— Apply by 20250106 to become Director, #Russia #Maritime Studies Institute (#RMSI) U.S. Naval War College! bit.ly/RMSIDirector Complete USAJOBS info, background & inspiring photos here: andrewerickson.com/2024/11/lead-k…

The Russia-China relationship is a marriage of convenience aligning two authoritarian regimes against the West, but the relationship is not as strong as many might suggest. nytimes.com/2025/06/07/wor…

Our final day of #SummerSeminar2025 featured conversations with Belfer Center's Bob Zoellick and CISAC & on Bluesky @stanfordcisac.bsky.social's Jim Goldgeier, along with a discussion on academic publishing and public engagement led by Johns Hopkins SAIS's Frank Gavin and Texas National Security Review's Ryan Vest, PhD.