Ep 27: Fred Kagan on Ukraine II
May 03, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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Ep 27: Fred Kagan on Ukraine II
Fred Kagan, Senior Fellow and Director of Critical Threats Project at AEI, joins the show to discuss where the war in Ukraine stands, how initial Russian designs failed, and where the conflict is headed.
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- 02:14 Introduction
- 03:22 Accurate Predictions
- 06:45 The Baffling Russian Attack on Kyiv
- 08:36 A River Runs Through…The Russian Plan
- 10:22 Operational Design 101
- 13:22 Back To Basics - Reading Terrain Still Matters
- 16:33 Russian Objectives In The East
- 21:51 Russian Command And Control
- 26:29 Ukrainian Strikes On Senior Russian Officers
- 28:38 Russian Objectives In The South
- 33:06 Putin Still Seeking Total Victory?
- 36:42 Russian Game-plan For The South Coast
- 39:18 Transnistria
- 42:27 False Flags - Putin’s Comfort Zone
- 44:01 Moldovan Capabilities
- 47:46 Force Is A Kind Of Failure
- 50:47 Putin’s Options
- 54:48 Deterrence And Nuclear Taboos
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