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A terrific article on potential Russian mobilisation later this year from @ldfreedman.bsky.social samf.substack.com/p/will-putin...

Will Putin be forced to announce another mobilisation?Like many people trying to follow the Russo-Ukraine War I spend a lot of time staring at maps of the front line.samf.substack.com

A Pacific War battle on the eastern tip of New Guinea can teach today's military leaders much about intelligence, air-land integration, and the discipline of Commanders holding their nerve under a pressure. mickryan.substack.com/p/first-bloo...

First Blood: How the Battle of Milne Bay Broke the Spell of Japanese InvincibilityWhat a battle on the eastern tip of New Guinea can teach today's military leaders about intelligence, air-land integration, and the discipline of Commanders holding their nerve under a pressure.mickryan.substack.com

Positive - but the real shame is that these legislators could have acted much sooner to help Ukraine. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Momentum shifts for Zelenskyy in WashingtonSenators who attended a closed door meeting with the Ukrainian leader said his pitch is starting to have an impact.www.politico.com

In my latest article, I explore what the 1942 Battle of Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea can teach today's military leaders about intelligence, air-land integration, and the discipline of Commanders holding their nerve under a pressure. mickryan.substack.com/p/first-bloo...

First Blood: How the Battle of Milne Bay Broke the Spell of Japanese InvincibilityWhat a battle on the eastern tip of New Guinea can teach today's military leaders about intelligence, air-land integration, and the discipline of Commanders holding their nerve under a pressure.mickryan.substack.com

Afternoon walk.

"We are doomed to Victory. It cannot be otherwise, and there can be no talk of any compromises or concessions." The words of the new Ukrainian commander-in-chief, General Drapatyi, begin my weekly update. mickryan.substack.com/p/deepening-...

Deepening Dilemmas: Ukraine's New Commands, Drapatyi's Priorities, Long Range Strike & Russia's War Math. The Big Five, 26 July.This week: The new Ukrainian military leadership, Drapatyi's priorities, Ukraine's new military commands, Russia's deepening dilemma in its war against Ukraine, and my Big 5 reading recommendations.mickryan.substack.com

My latest conversation with @Nataly_Lutsenko for War & Politics 24. This week, we discussed the new command arrangements for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian strikes on Russian Wildberries warehouses and the impact of Ukraine’s mid range strikes. youtu.be/Cp1jnbGCO6I?...

⚡️Putin’s regime under fire! Wave of strikes rocks Moscow. Kremlin never expected this humiliationYouTube video by War & Politics 24youtu.be

“The Iran war is almost certainly the easiest drone war that America will ever fight. Countering this cheap and widely accessible technology will only get harder. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.www.theatlantic.com

The adaptation battle continues. militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...

Russia Develops “Web” Protective Structure to Shield Oil Refineries From DronesRussia has developed modular metal structures called “Web” to protect infrastructure facilities from drone attacks.RT-Project Technologies developed the product in partnership with Standard-Elektrik. ...militarnyi.com

“There are only 3 positions in the country that, alongside the troops on the battlefield, actually shape the course of the war: the President, the Minister of Defense, and the Commander-in-Chief…That is why I will not accept any position other than Minister of Defense.” www.kyivpost.com/post/80925

Thanks No Thanks – Fedorov Turns Down Zelensky’s Offer to Become ‘Deputy PM for Military Innovations’The former defense minister expressed his gratitude but said he is not accepting any offers other than positions that can allow him to make an actual impact.www.kyivpost.com

“Corrupt leaders are not only rulers of weak institutions...They are mirrors. And what they reveal is often more disturbing than their corruption itself.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-pe...

Why People Worship Corrupt LeadersThe ancient world understood something we prefer to avoid: corrupt power does not survive only by deceiving people. It survives by giving them strength, revenge, belonging, and permission.www.linkedin.com

On 21 July, after six days of protests, he dismissed General Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief and has appointed General Drapatyi in his place. Along with the acting Defence Minister, Drapatyi has several challenges ahead which I explore in this article. www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Ukraine’s new command team faces its first three testsThe general and the minister must work – and be seen – as a team.www.lowyinstitute.org

“The same people who as recently as last autumn surrendered the initiative on the battlefield to Russia had convinced the president that winning the war required dismissing the minister under whom Ukraine regained that initiative.” A fascinating report. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

The resignation of the year and appointment of a new Cabinet: why Zelenskyy is removing Fedorov from the Defence MinistryOn the evening of 15 July, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived late for a meeting with the Servant of the People faction.www.pravda.com.ua

Last week I had the opportunity to walk across the stage and receive my doctorate from The University of Queensland. It was a wonderful conclusion to a research and writing project that I greatly enjoyed. Thank you to my two amazing supervisors, Kim and Helen, and to my family for their support.

An interesting format - having senior military commanders face senior industry leaders across the table. Maybe something other western military institutions might try to speed up innovation? www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Zelenskyy holds first special Staff meeting with weapons manufacturers and corps commandersUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a special meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on 20 July that brought weapons manufacturers and army corps commanders together for the f...www.pravda.com.ua

In my latest weekly update: Zelenskyy sacks his defence minister, protests in Ukraine for a 3rd night, Russia attacks Odesa amusement park, Ukraine's strike campaigns put Russia in a bind over Crimea and its shadow fleet, and a robotic amphibious landing. mickryan.substack.com/p/sacking-th...

Sacking the Reformer: Ukraine’s Civil-Military Crisis, Russia’s Widening Dilemma, and the Middle East on Edge. The Big Five, 19 July 2026This week: A new Ukrainian civil-military crisis, protestors of the streets, Russia's big strategic defence dilemmas, the impact of the new phase of the Iran War, and Chinese coercion in the Pacific.mickryan.substack.com

The Corsair strike, the LUCAS drone & Ukrainian air defence systems on American bases indicate that the US military can 'fast follow'. The bigger questions: why it took 3 years & how these are linked into a larger US strategy for the war. My latest. mickryan.substack.com/p/the-corsai...

The Corsair Strikes: Fast Followers at WarCorsair, LUCAS and the Ukraine Lessons America is Applying Against Iranmickryan.substack.com

“Very irritating, dying. But I’m not afraid of it.” - Sam Neill Vale Sam Neill, a great Irish-born Kiwi Aussie.

Ukraine has "turned off" Crimea, and has Russia stuck between defending Crimea or defending itself. China just lobbed an ICBM into the South Pacific. My weekly update is now available. mickryan.substack.com/p/crimeas-sw...

Crimea's Switch Off, Ankara’s Outcomes, Russia’s Black Sea Shipping Apocalypse and Beijing's Pacific Signal. The Big Five, 12 JulyTrump: "Would you go to Moscow (to meet Putin)?"mickryan.substack.com

“We have completely eliminated the very idea of Russia having a strategic rear,” stated Zelenskyy in Ankara this week. This prompts a deeper question. Are we observing the decline, or collapse, of one of the oldest concepts in strategic thought: strategic depth? mickryan.substack.com/p/the-declin...

The Decline of Strategic Depth? Beyond Geography in Modern WarExamining the concept of strategic depth in the contemporary security environment, and what Western nations might do to enhance their individual and collective strategic depth.mickryan.substack.com