
Prof Robert Pape is a Substack about war, terrorism, and how political conflicts intensify, why they become difficult to reverse, and what strategies can contain them—along with reflections on the broader context and implications of political violence.
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The NATO summit changed the long-term balance of the Ukraine war.
What matters now is what Putin does before those new capabilities arrive.
I think the next 60–90 days may be the most dangerous period of the war since 2022.
Tonight I’ll...
The NATO summit may have shortened the timetable for the next phase of the Ukraine war.
The reason is simple.
The summit strengthened Ukraine’s long-term military position through expanded defense production and U.S. licensing for Patriot...
The Global Brief with Prof Pape – The Strategic Dynamics that Matter
For the Russia–Ukraine war, the NATO summit may prove more consequential than any missile Russia fired this week.
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I teach at the University of Chicago and study how force is used to achieve political objectives, how escalation unfolds, and how strategies of restraint can succeed or fail in international and American political violence.
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