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What Has the War in Ukraine Revealed about Russian Power?
Deputy Editor Kate Brannen and authors Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Michael Kofman mark the launch of the November/December 2022 issue of Foreign Affairs with a discussion of Rus...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Russia’s Withdrawal from Kherson, with Mike Kofman and Mick Ryan
Podcast
Last week, Kiev reached an important milestone when Russian troops withdrew from the city of Kherson. This retreat has both strategic and symbolic significance, given that Khe...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Michael Kofman & Mick Ryan
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Russia’s Dangerous Decline
Commentary
Despite Russia’s conventional losses in Ukraine, its nuclear arsenal is a logical offset to its conventional vulnerability and poses a credible threat....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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Southward and Eastward Pressure on Russian Forces
Mike Kofman and Ryan Evans recorded this episode on the war as they return home from their week-long research trip to Ukraine. They cover the fight for Kherson, Russian failur...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia’s Plan to Stay in the War
Podcast
After Ukraine's stunning Kharkiv counter-offensive, Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his war against Ukraine, announcing a large military mobilization, threatening nuclear u...
By Michael Kofman & Ryan Evans
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Escalation Management and Nuclear Employment in Russian Military Strategy
The Russian military doctrine breaks down conflict types into armed conflict, local war, regional war, and large-scale war....
By Michael Kofman & Anya Loukianova Fink
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Ukraine’s Kharkhiv Operation and the Russian Military’s Black Week
Podcast
Michael Kofman joins Ryan Evans to discuss the importance of Ukraine's Kharkiv Operation. Listen to the full interview on War On The Rocks....
By Michael Kofman
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Into the Breach: Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Begins
Michael Kofman joins Ryan Evans to provide an update on the war in Ukraine, primarily discussing a southern counter-offensive launched by Ukrainian forces this week. Listen t...
By Michael Kofman & Ryan Evans
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The Latest Phase of the War in Ukraine, with Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds
Podcast
Has the war in Ukraine reached a critical turning point? Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend to discuss the evolution of the military situ...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Ukraine's Window of Opportunity?
Podcast
With military circles abuzz that Ukraine might be preparing to launch a counter-offensive against Russian-held Kherson, Michael Kofman of CNA’s Russia team joins War on the Ro...
By Michael Kofman
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Not Built for Purpose: The Russian Military's Ill-Fated Force Design
Commentary
The Russian campaign floundered not just because it pursued unrealistic political goals, but also because the plan for the invasion did not account for the choices made on for...
By Michael Kofman & Rob Lee
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Russia Is Down. But It’s Not Out.
Commentary
Despite its failures in Ukraine, Russia retains the capacity and the will to continue to seriously challenge the United States and Europe....
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman
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What the Experts Got Wrong (And Right) About Russian Military Power
Podcast
It is now widely understood that many observers, in advance of this war, over-estimated Russian military performance and underestimated Ukrainian military performance. Promine...
By Michael Kofman & Chris Dougherty
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New Phase of War, with Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds
Podcast
More than two months after Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine, the war has now entered a second phase, with the two sides facing off in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Look...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Jeffrey Edmonds
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Ukraine's Military Advantage and Russia's Stark Choices
Podcast
Michael Kofman popped in for another conversation with Ryan about where things stand in the Russo-Ukrainian War. He gives a wide-ranging assessment of Russia’s unfavorable pos...
By Michael Kofman
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Russia downscales its war, but not in brutality
Podcast
Michael Kofman joins Ryan Evans to provide an update on the war in Ukraine. In this episode, Kofman explains how and why Russia is refocusing on the east of Ukraine, what the ...
By Michael Kofman
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A New Phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War Begins
Podcast
Michael Kofman joins Ryan to discuss the resilience of Ukrainian society, stalled fronts, the air war, tactical adaptations, the effects of Western armaments, drones, the mari...
By Michael Kofman
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In the Fourth Week, Is Russia Revisiting Its War Aims Amidst Attrition?
Podcast
Adjunct Senior Fellow Michael Kofman joins the War on the Rocks podcast to discuss how Russia's war in Ukraine is playing out as it enters the fourth week of conflict. Listen...
By Michael Kofman
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Flash Release: Russia-Ukraine Escalations & Off-ramps with Mike Kofman and Jeff Edmonds
Podcast
As the war in Ukraine continues into its fourth week, the picture on the ground has largely remained the same in recent days, with the Russian military making only minimal pro...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Jim Townsend, Michael Kofman & Jeffrey Edmonds
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War in Ukraine: The World Weighs In
Podcast
One week after Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine—an invasion that President Biden condemned as "premeditated and unprovoked" in his State of the Union address—Europe h...
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Michael Kofman, Jeffrey Edmonds & Richard Fontaine
