Andrea Pezzati

The Unsettling Implications of Xi’s Military Purge Why his impatience with Chinese commanders should worry U.S. policymakers.

The unsettling implications of Xi’s military purge: Why his impatience with Chinese commanders should worry US policymakers – Christopher Johnson for Foreign Affairs: ‘a fundamental reboot of outsiders’ thinking about Chinese party-army relations and internal PLA politics is urgently needed.’

NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Huge. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkask was destroyed as result of Ukrainian missile strike in occupied Feodosia in Crimea overnight 🔥

Huge. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkask was destroyed as result of Ukrainian missile strike in occupied Feodosia in Crimea overnight 🔥 t.me/noel_reports...

Italy and Vietnam Mark 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations Recent advances in the relationship reflect Rome’s increased strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific region.

Happy to see my piece on 🇮🇹🇻🇳 Italy-Vietnam relations published in @thediplomat.com
thediplomat.com/2023/12/ital...

I have a tight working schedule, thus I still don’t know how much will I be able to post. Initially, my plan is once or twice a week.

Please feel free to drop me a message for any questions or advice.

I can still assure you of the quality and truthfulness of what I write.

The Substack will be completely free, I don’t feel like I’m in a position to make readers pay for now. I’m doing it for my enjoyment and enrichment and, hopefully, for yours.

There is already an excellent Substack that delves into SE Asian affairs: @ASEANWonk by Dr. Parameswaran. I suggest you follow it. I cannot match his expertise, but I have been trying to build specialist knowledge about SE Asia for some time and I am still learning.

My knowledge about Southeast Asia (still green and very much developing, I admit) comes from self-learning and the couple of elective courses I chose during my time at the university.

I have written about Southeast Asia extensively in recent years, despite not having an area studies background on the region. My academic education centered on international relations and strategic studies, without a specific focus on this or that region of the world.

Pulse of the Pacific Politics, Security, and History across Southeast Asia

🧵🗣️Hi All, quick announcement: I decided to follow the trend and open a Substack where I can share political and security developments in Southeast Asia as well as some historical facts.
open.substack.com/pub/andreape...

Establishing the Realm of the Possible: Logistics and Military Strategy - Military Strategy Magazine Military strategy and logistics have an interrelated, almost symbiotic relationship. This article contextualizes logistics in military theory, conveys its significance in military history through Angl...

Establishing the Realm of the Possible: Logistics and Military Strategy

This is an excellent article, worth a read. Military logistics is still overlooked and poorly understood, despite its doubtless importance in war. militarystrategymagazine.com/article/esta...

Carpet bombing with no regards of civilian life. Giulio Douhet would be proud, unfortunately.

Carpet bombing with no regards of civilian life. Giulio Douhet would be proud, unfortunately.

ATACMS missiles create new dilemmas for Russian army in Ukraine Two weeks since Ukraine's President Zelenskyy first confirmed delivery of ATACMS missiles from the US, reports continue to mount of highly destructive ATACMS strikes against the Russian army in Ukrain...

A great piece on the importance of ATACMS by @mykolabielieskov.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Parker, G. (Ed.). (2020). The Cambridge History of Warfare (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316855089

Still very, very relevant as we have seen with regards to Russia's military flaws after the invasion of Ukraine.

The latest from @War_Mapper on Israel’s assault into #Gaza. The plan appears to be to isolate Gaza City and northern Gaza in the initial phase of the advance. What does this mean? 1/7 🧵

The Ukrainian flag, dancing in the Kharkiv breeze, serves as a powerful reminder of our unbreakable spirit. One day, this blue and yellow symbol of freedom will proudly fly over every Ukrainian city again!

Why urban warfare in Gaza will be bloodier than in Iraq The battle against IS in Mosul offers Israel lessons—and warnings

Very interesting article that draws a comparison between the current urban warfare in Gaza and the urban battle of Mosul in 2016-2017.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...

The state of Russia's war on Ukraine as it nears 2024 The current fighting season is still far from over in Ukraine, but it is already clear that the war unleashed by Putin in February 2022 will continue into the coming year, writes Mykola Bielieskov.

"We are currently witnessing a period of intense attrition, but this may well be followed by a fresh round of maneuver warfare. At present, the key task for commanders on each side is to protect their own forces and inflict heavy losses on the enemy..."
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Combat medics like @bekamaciorowski are essential to military operations, and save lives every day on the frontline in #Ukraine. Donating funds, or buying IFAKS directly, helps Beka and her fellow medics play their crucial role in defending Ukraine.

UK Defense Ministry: ATACMS strike on Berdiansk airfield likely to reduce Russia's military capabili... Russia's loss of several combat helicopters as a result of a Ukrainian ATACMS strike on an airfield in occupied Berdiansk will likely negatively affect Russian defensive and offensive operations on th...

ATACMS are already very effective, as expected.
kyivindependent.com/uk-defense-m...

Ukrainians made some massive entries to their claims for Russian losses today. 55 new tanks and 120 APCs/IPCs. Looks like they were able to do a proper scan of the Avdiivka battle area and the Russians there were really mauled. 10 days ago this was supposed to herald a new Russian success...

Ukraine Must Prepare for a Hard Winter The lack of a breakthrough in Ukraine’s summer offensive and the shift in materiel advantage mean that Kyiv must fight carefully if it is to retain the initiative.

New piece by Watling who analyses possible challenges and opportunities both Ukraine and Russia might face this winter.

Among other things, NATO must increase production of ammunition and procurement of stockpiles to help Kyiv sustain its offensive.

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

UK evolves its ammo supply tactics based on lessons learned from Ukraine The UK is adapting its approach to ensure rapid response by engineers to sustain soldiers on the frontline.

The war in Ukraine has unveiled the importance of developing solid logistical capabilities for many countries
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NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Sources in the SBU report that last night Ukraine hit a Russian field camp in Postoyalye Dvory near Kursk Airport. It is reported that up to 3000 Russian soldiers and about 80 units of military equipm...

Sources in the SBU report that last night Ukraine hit a Russian field camp in Postoyalye Dvory near Kursk Airport. It is reported that up to 3000 Russian soldiers and about 80 units of military equipment were stationed here. The damage is being clarified. t.me/noel_reports...

there are many things that are interesting about it. Using animals is one of them. What about the millions of horses killed in battle throughout history? The elephants used by the Persians? Military dogs still used today? Not saying is right or not consequential. But it is interesting. That is all.

I do not think it is arrogant at all. It is a normal bio that only states my job position and research fields. Anyway, people who study war often suffer from the stigma that if we study war it automatically means we like it. We do not. War sucks. But it is necessary to comprehend it, and...

"Fighterbomber, a Telegram channel with close links to Russia’s air force, described the latest attack “as one of the most serious strikes … if not the most serious” on Russian aviation in the roughly 20-month conflict."

Imagine if ATACMS had been provided earlier.

Not at all, and it was not my point. It amazes me the fact of using dolphins for military purposes, since I've never seen anything like that. Nothing more. Thank you for sharing though, I'll read those articles.

This is kinda amazing if you ask me

A few Centre for European Reform people here now, doing serious but punchy work on climate and energy, industrial policy, macro, migration and rule of law.
@elisabettaco.bsky.social
@sandertordoir.bsky.social
@caminomortera.bsky.social
@zach-cer.bsky.social
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social