Michael Shurkin

Ryan dropping some wisdom. He doesn't like to be right, he says, but he often is. :)

I can't think of any precedents for this.

Dungeons and Dragons, obvs.

Let's believe the Turkish state news agency, why don't we?

Looks like it. Answers the question of "if Israel is so good at precision strikes, why does Gaza look the way it does?"

Russia’s Artillery War in Ukraine: Challenges and Innovations While Russia has experienced difficulties elsewhere on the battlefield, artillery has been central to its ability to hold Ukrainian forces at bay. This article explores how the Russian armed forces ha...

Relatedly, an informative piece by @rusi.bsky.social about the Russian use of artillery in Ukraine.

www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

Precision Fires Hindered by Urban Jungle In a March–April 2015 Military Review article, Lt. Gen. H.R.

I've been reading up on artillery for a video. I found this fascinating. About the "fallacy" of precision strike in urban settings.

www.ausa.org/articles/pre...

YouTube video by Pax Americana Why People Want Israel to be Guilty of Genocide

youtu.be/TQ-oLVIHQm4

The world will never forgive Israel for 7 October.

YouTube video by Pax Americana What Role Should the Government Have in the Defense Industry?

@michaelshurkin.bsky.social on the role of government in the defence industry.

Thanks!

YouTube video by Pax Americana Argentina's Air Force Overhauls Itself

Thoughts on Argentina's Air Force.

youtu.be/B8jflfRCBcQ

Our Little War with Venezuela President Trump on Monday announced that U.S.

Another thoughtful, balanced piece by @michaelshurkin.bsky.social:

'The standard that matters to me is not “is it legal?,” but “does it make any sense?” And is this a good thing or a bad thing for U.S. national interest?'

shurkin.substack.com/p/our-little...

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Royal Navy revives sail training for junior officers The Royal Navy is preparing to bring back sail training for young officers by chartering a tall ship to teach seamanship, navigation, and teamwork, the service stated.

“It’s also a morale lifter, a truly fabulous experience for many starting at sea”

80 years after the genocide of Europe's Jews, the campaign to delegitimize and destroy the world's only Jewish state, which harbors so many of the survivors of that genocide, continues.

YouTube video by Pax Americana Ukraine and Why Armies Must Rethink Everything - A Conversation with General Guy Hubin

I've been working on that, but for now, the best closest thing I've done to what you're asking for is this interview I did with Hubin:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn-i...

India ‘crosses red line’ by joining Russia-Belarus war games Narendra Modi has sent troops to take part in the Zapad exercises rehearsing conflict with neighbouring Nato countries as relations with the US unravel

Narendra Modi has sent troops to take part in the Zapad exercises rehearsing conflict with neighbouring Nato countries as relations with the US unravel

100%

You can count on the French to make a beautiful warship. I have no idea if it's any good, but don't really care.

Alas, no rescue ship this time.

YouTube video by Pax Americana Switzerland: The Art of Armed Neutrality

My take on the Swiss military.

youtu.be/ueR-fXreVos

I haven't gone nuts. The world has gone nuts. But I'm glad people are still reading this. I'm quite proud of it.

I would have loved to use proper citations.

American centrists and moderates these days be like:

Why does the Al-Thani family have its own UN seat?

For those of you with substack here's a tidied up version of my response to @michaelshurkin.bsky.social on Beaufre just now

substack.com/@macdonnchad...

YouTube video by Pax Americana Countering the External Maneuver: Beaufre, Vietnam, Ukraine, and Gaza

More Beaufre. With thoughts in Vietnam, Ukraine, and Gaza.

youtu.be/XskCn5ayaWo

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Thanks! I intend to.