Another good update on the situation in eastern and southern #Ukraine from War Mapper

“There is something a bit precious about the idea of the strategist with his or her long-term vision not getting sullied by the immediate demands of tactics.” Another excellent article from Lawrence Freedman
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Excellent drone visual of a #Philippines ship getting blasted by the water cannons of a #China Coast Guard ship near Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc).

The 🇵🇭 Philippines tricolor flag still flying proudly........
Via Raffy Tima & @GMANews

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The past week has brought grim reports from eastern #Ukraine . But, it is worth bearing in mind that despite recent Russian advances, this war has seen the Russians advance before only to be forced back eventually by the Ukrainians. My latest at Futura Doctrina.…

Here is a comprehensive visual detailing China's PLA activity around Taiwan through April 2024

A good update on the situation in eastern #Ukraine from Tatarigami_UA

The latest #Ukraine update from Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats

Horrific. There is no military application or reason for cluster munitions being used on a civilian waterfront area as they were in Odesa yesterday, killing 5 people and wounding 30 others. Time and time again, Russia has carried out similar attacks on densely populated areas of…

The past week has brought grim reports from eastern #Ukraine . But, it is worth bearing in mind that despite recent Russian advances, this war has seen the Russians advance before only to be forced back eventually by the Ukrainians. My latest at Futura Doctrina.…

A good piece on the state of the Russian economy, by Carnegie's Alexandra Prokopenko: carnegieendowment.org/politika/92326. The big picture is that the Russian economy is not growing: the increase in war spending is via redistribution from peoples' consumption (via drop in import and social spending).

The latest #Ukraine update, including Russian advances in the east, from Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats

China's enablement of Russia's defence industry is stark: economist.com/graphic-detail…

“If specialists have developed simple psychological techniques to overcome soldier’s deeply ingrained aversion to destroying human life, is it possible that someday, [they] might also be persuaded to unquestioningly place his or her trust in robots?” spectrum.ieee.org/military-robots

A new podcast featuring Latika M Bourke and I, called Bourke & Ryan, has just dropped its first episode. We will be having weekly discussions about international security and modern conflict. Listen in at the link.
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A good update from Tatarigami_UA exploring the Russian advances in the Chasiv Yar and Ocheretyne areas, and the challenges the Ukrainians are having defending in this area of #Ukraine .

Even when the road gets tough, we don't give up. This is our land. We will win.

📷: 93rd Mechanized Brigade

Coming soon, conversations on national security and modern conflict, with Latika M Bourke
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The latest #Ukraine update from Institute for the Study of War and Critical Threats