Alessandra Nisch
Putin’s Wars: Testing Boyd’s Strategy of ...

President Putin made three foundational assumptions in launching his war against Ukraine that should have been correct but were not. First, Putin assumed the invasion of Ukraine would be a quick and easy fight. Second, he assumed the world would denounce the invasion but tacitly allow it. Third, Putin assumed the war would deter NATO expansion.

Putin’s Wars: Testing Boyd’s Strategy of Applied Friction

Sir Lawrence Freedman

#Monday Musings: Sir Lawrence Freedman

#Monday Musings: Sir Lawrence Freedman

Today we begin a new initiative titled “Monday Musings”. The idea is to get quick, insightful thoughts based around three questions from those interested in strategy, including the most experienced and lauded in the field to the newest thinkers/writers. With that, let’s kick it off with one of the most respected authorities on strategy, Sir Lawrence Freedman: