The theme of this war is “Keep Calm and Attrit On” followed by “Keep Calm and Adapt Fast”. Your opening from Lawrence Freedman says it all. The attrition will set things up for quick maneuver. Maintaining strategic and political patience are essential, but the US needs to be faster and more proactive in providing what Ukraine requires to…
The theme of this war is “Keep Calm and Attrit On” followed by “Keep Calm and Adapt Fast”. Your opening from Lawrence Freedman says it all. The attrition will set things up for quick maneuver. Maintaining strategic and political patience are essential, but the US needs to be faster and more proactive in providing what Ukraine requires to succeed in this war. Perhaps it is in the US foreign policy establishment where the most and fastest learning and adaptation must take place (looking at Jake Sullivan and his ilk) who fail to see evidence in front of their face with how to read and deal with Russia.
The theme of this war is “Keep Calm and Attrit On” followed by “Keep Calm and Adapt Fast”. Your opening from Lawrence Freedman says it all. The attrition will set things up for quick maneuver. Maintaining strategic and political patience are essential, but the US needs to be faster and more proactive in providing what Ukraine requires to succeed in this war. Perhaps it is in the US foreign policy establishment where the most and fastest learning and adaptation must take place (looking at Jake Sullivan and his ilk) who fail to see evidence in front of their face with how to read and deal with Russia.