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Highway to Hell: Ukraine's Logistics Lockdown, Taiwan’s Littoral Command and China’s Evolving Nuclear Capability. The Big Five, 31 May…
My weekly update. This week, Ukraine's logistic lockdown and its integration with tactical and deep strike operations, the new Taiwanese Littoral Combat…
 • Mick Ryan
Our Darker Angels Have Returned: The Collapse of the 'End of War' Thesis
A guest article from Dr Frank Hoffman examining the 'end of war' debate, why war still has a future and what Western nations need to do about it.
 • Mick Ryan
The Interdiction War: How Ukraine Is Cutting Russia's Southern Lifelines, plus Xi's Big Week and a Possible Iran Deal. The Big Five, 24 May
My weekly update on war & competition. This week, Ukraine's widening middle-strike campaign, the Xi-Putin summit in Beijing, peace in Iran and my Big 5…
 • Mick Ryan
Returning to its Native Harbour: Ukraine Brings the War to Moscow (Again)
Ukraine just conducted a mass drone attack on the Russian capital, employing over 500 drones to penetrate 3 of the 4 air defence rings around Moscow…
 • Mick Ryan
Russia Has No Sanctuary Left. Ukraine's Deep Strike, the Beijing Summit and the Shape of a Contested Global Security Environment. The Big…
My weekly update on war & competition. This week, Ukraine's continuing deep strikes, Russia's big hit on Kyiv, the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing and my Big…
 • Mick Ryan
Discussing the War in Ukraine
Two podcasts this week on Putin's parade, Zelenskyy's decree permitting the parade, long-range strike, diplomacy and the trajectory of the Ukraine war…
 • Mick Ryan
One Child, One Soldier
China fields a military where 70-80% of soldiers are only children. In this article, I explore how China's One-Child Policy is shaping the PLA and Xi's…
 • Mick Ryan
Whose Victory Day? Ukraine Gives Putin Permission for his Parade, and the Evolving Pacific Security Architecture.
My weekly update on war & competition. This week, Putin's permission parade, Ukraine's middle-strikes, Balikatan finishes, the Japanese PM visits the…
 • Mick Ryan
Taiwan’s mobilisation model
An article based on research from my recent Taiwan trip that explores Taiwan's evolved approach to national mobilisation and what we can learn from it.
 • Mick Ryan
Futura Doctrina
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A conversation about technology, ideas, people and their convergence in contemporary war and competition. Also covering issues related to the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific defence.
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