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Al-Monitor/Premise poll: Russia’s role seen as negative in Turkey, Yemen, Iraq

The Russian invasion of Ukraine hurt the region economically, as supply chain disruptions and food shortages topped respondents concerns in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and Iraq One year after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s image has taken a hit in Turkey, Yemen and Iraq, according to the latest Al-Monitor and Premise …

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MLRS and the Totality of the Battlefield

Multiple rocket launchers like MLRS and HIMARS have altered the totality of the battlefield in Ukraine. The integration of long-range precision effects and intelligence into a single system is therefore a critical lesson that other forces must learn. The combat outcomes of a war are generally defined by the totality …

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Assessing a Year of Military Aid to Ukraine

How has the Western effort to train and equip Ukrainian forces fared in year one – and what might we expect from additional military assistance in the future? In August 2021, several Ukrainian officers relayed concerns about ‘corruption, incompetence, alcoholism, and idiocy’ in their military. However, when we followed up …

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