⭐️ The art of strategy: How Ukraine could win [Part 1]

What would a Ukrainian victory look like? Commentary by Dr Mike Martin

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was the strongest possible sign that we are in a new era of global competition. As you know, I believe this invasion is one of the most significant things to have happened geopolitically in decades. So much so, that the first time ever, I skipped an edition of EV’s Sunday wondermissive. Instead, on Sunday 27th Feb 2022, I wrote an essay on what the war might mean.

I’ve asked Dr Mike Martin, a former Army officer and now a Senior Visiting Fellow in War Studies at King’s College London, to help us clarify what a Ukrainian counteroffensive might look like. Mike has been providing analysis on the war since its beginning. I’ve come to value his perspective and follow his updates on Twitter. 

Mike wrote this analysis for us on Friday. But the world moves fast, and it looks like the counteroffensive has already begun. (His Twitter feed is a robust source of analysis.)

Mike is an expert on conflict and has authored several books on the subject. I read his most recent …