The Russo-Ukrainian war ten months in: taking stock

Michael Kofman on what is determining the shape of Ukraine war in 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War 100 days in

Michael Kofman sees a local military balance in the Donbas that favours Russia, the overall trends in the military balance still favor Ukraine

Russia’s armed forces under Gerasimov, the man without a doctrine

Michael Kofman on salient trends in Russian military strategy and doctrinal thought, as opposed to the mythical Gerasimov Doctrine

Towards a Sino-Russian entente?

Michael Kofman sees ties deepening between China and Russia. But there are limits to a defence pact based on few joint objectives besides their shared sense of confrontation with the United States.