Logic of War

Are NATO armies learning the lessons from Ukraine—and from history?

Corruption scandal and the departure of Andriy Yermak

Trump's ultimatum and the limits of US leverage over Ukraine

In this video, I discuss the American peace plan and ultimatum to Ukraine. Watch the video here or read the transcript below. Best, Anders Transcript: Donald Trump has issued a strong ultimatum to Ukraine, which must agree to a framework for a peace deal before Thanksgiving, which is on Thursday.

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Trump's new plan for Ukrainian capitulation

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Railroad sabotage in Poland marks new escalation in Russia's hybrid war

You cannot win a hybrid war without taking risks

By Alexander With Despite a long series of hybrid attacks against Europe, European governments have been remarkably cautious in their response. Not all incidents with clear Russian fingerprints have been officially attributed to Moscow. Others have been attributed, but even then, retaliation has rarely gone beyond words. Russia, never easily

Q&A: Missiles, strategy, shadow fleet, Russia's economy

In this video, I answer your questions. Unfortunately, I was not able to answer all of them, because there were just too many. But I tried to cover as much ground as possible. There is a transcript below, but in this case I recommend listening to the video instead. The

Q&A video: Submit your questions

What questions should I answer in my next YouTube video? Submit your questions in the comments section to this post. Best, Anders Transcript: Hi. For a while I've been thinking about sometimes trying to change the format on my YouTube videos and include some Q&A videos

Ukraine Featured

Should Ukraine abandon Pokrovsk?

Hybrid warfare

Maritime hybrid war is here to stay

United States Featured

Trump turns on Ukraine — again

Russia at war — free ebook

Earlier this year, Alexander With and I wrote a chapter in an anthology about the Russian military following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We focused on the maritime aspect, while colleagues from the Royal Danish Defence College and other Danish academic institutions contributed chapters on other topics. The book was

Missiles Featured

Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine?

Russia Featured

Why Putin didn't take Trump's deal back in the spring

What is Ukraine saving its missiles for?

In this video, I discuss President Zelensky's announcement that attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this winter will be met with similar attacks on the Russian power grid. This is interesting because it means that Ukraine is venturing into the area of military deterrence rather than just

Military history

International law is dying, and it's a massive American own goal

Drones Featured

Hybrid war and drones over Denmark

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Europe needs more long-range missiles

Land warfare

Can NATO make the tank and mechanised warfare work again?

Drones Featured

What should the response be to the drones over Poland?

European security depends on Ukraine

In this video, I reflect on the discussions about security guarantees for Ukraine and explain why they are still immature. It's good that there is now a focus on security guarantees rather than Ukraine needing to make territorial concessions. However, it is a significant mistake to view Ukrainian

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Horizontal escalation is the key to security guarantees for Ukraine

Military history

Is tank warfare dead, or is Russia just saving them for later?

By Alexander With The Nagorno-Karabakh war of 2020 between Armenia and Azerbaijan was an omen of things to come. Azerbaijan used Turkish-produced drones to devastating effect against Armenian tanks, securing an impressive victory in just 44 days. However, it was the war in Ukraine that truly became the world’s

Ukraine Featured

Why are there suddenly so many breakthroughs on the front line?

United States

Putin is trapped by Trump's misunderstandings

In this video, I discuss the meetings in Alaska and Washington, D.C. about the peace process for Ukraine. I think many people have been too quick to declare the Alaska meeting a victory for Putin. It's interesting how Trump insists on claiming that Putin made concessions he