The aim of this paper is to examine the lessons learned till mid-2023 from the war in Ukraine to find out how attacking or seizing nuclear power plants (NPPs) can be utilised to advance military and political objectives during an armed conflict. The qualitative research ...
When Russia invaded Ukraine it took the world by surprise. Putin has a long history of showing his military strength, but rarely exercises it. Putin rolling tanks into Ukraine and waging a full on war has put the world to an elevated cold war status. Russia outspends Ukraine 10 to 1 on ...
Another lesson learned so far: Western wargaming must include the roles and institutions of civil society. That’s proven crucial as Russian airstrikes have targeted Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and interrupted public utilities. “We have been using terms like ‘hybrid warfare...
in Ukraine. The terrain is often swampy, millions of mines have been laid by both sides, and every movement is observed and reacted to. As a result, movement has become dangerous and the front has come to a standstill. Both sides have dug in and are trying to wear down the ...
Lessons Learned Dave Schuler April 4, 2022 At DefenseOne Thomas Corbett, Ma Xiu, and Peter W. Singer ask a very good question. What lessons is China taking from the Ukraine War? Unfortunately, the answers they provide aren’t particularly satisfying: Yet, despite the reorganization of the ...
Since the invasion of Ukraine, global primary energy intensity—a measure of how much energy is used to produce a unit GDP—improved by almost 2%, approaching the highest point in nearly a decade. Applying the Lessons Learned The implications of these five lessons for energy policymakers, produce...
U.S. Army trainers are using lessons learned from the Russian war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has motivated unprecedented enforcement coordination among U.S. regulators and between the United States and its allies. The “whole of government” approach to combating Russia sanctions evasion has spurred a shift in how OFAC and DOJ coordinate with each other and with ...
“To be certain about the operational decisions, you need to be in the theater of operations, ask questions, get the answers calibrated,”Mr. Zagorodnyuk says. Only then is it possible to make high-quality plans and war games. The lack of American presence in Ukraine likely undermined the...
“I told President Trump about this,” Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview last month with CNN affiliate CNN Turk. “If you can get Putin to end the war, that’s great. But know that he can cheat. He deceived me like that. After the Minsk ceasefire....