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Futura Doctrina

Mick Ryan
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A conversation about technology, ideas, people and their convergence in contemporary war and competition. Also covering issues related to the war in Ukraine, Chinese aggression against Taiwan and Indo-Pacific defence.

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Can Russia Emulate Vivaldi?

A special assessment that examines whether the Russian military is able to fast follow, or emulate, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ recent execution of Operation Vivaldi in eastern Ukraine.

Over the past ten days, I have been conducting a rese...

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Fast Following: Military Emulation and Twenty-First-Century Transformation

Men almost always walk on the paths beaten by others and proceed in their actions by imitation . . . a prudent man should always enter upon the paths beaten by great men and imitate those who have been most excellent.” —Niccolò Machiavelli,...

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Communications Slowdowns, Seven Vivaldi Insights, More Sanctions Relief Possible for Putin, Taiwan’s Joint Command & Control.

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I really want our relations – between Ukraine and America, and with all our other partners – to be strong, truly friendly, and without misunderstandings. Because without a strong America that care...

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What Has Ukraine Done for Us?

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It is the Ukrainians who have offered democracies a beacon of light in a world where the forces of authoritarian evil dim our hopes for a better future. The Ukrainians would be the first to admit that they are far from pe...

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Diesel, Starlink and the Price of Trust

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Sanctions relief will continue. I think the diesel deal and the move regarding the Lindsey Graham Act are not the end of it. Unfortunately. President Zelenskyy, 18 October 2026.

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