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• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • September 6, 2023
  The Russians Are Getting Better

  The West will need to recalibrate its expectations to match reality, which is that this is a war of attrition....

  By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Owen J. Daniels

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • March 28, 2023
  Agile Ukraine, Lumbering Russia: The Promise and Limits of Military Adaptation

  During more than 13 months of war against one of the world’s largest armies, Ukraine’s military has continually stood out for one quality in particular: its ability to adapt. ...

  By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Owen J. Daniels

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • June 29, 2022
  The Real Key to Victory in Ukraine

  This emerging war of attrition is more likely to come down to “sustainment”—the ability of each side to ensure a relentless influx of troops, ammunition, and heavy equipment t...

  By Margarita "Rita" Konaev

• Commentary
  • Foreign Affairs
  • May 9, 2022
  Can Ukraine’s Military Keep Winning?

  Ukraine’s military has undergone a radical transformation over the past eight years, thanks to intensive reorganization and reform efforts and billions of dollars in Western s...

  By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Polina Beliakova

• Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • April 4, 2022
  Russia’s Urban Warfare Predictably Struggles

  The complications Russia has encountered in urban conflict in Ukraine’s Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Kyiv are not simply a function of Russian incompetence....

  By Margarita "Rita" Konaev & Kirstin J.H. Brathwaite