Phillips P. O'Brien
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Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews and author of How the War Was Won; writes Phillips's Newsletter on the war in Ukraine and on…
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
Updated 2026-11-02 -
11 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. (opens korrents.com)
“One point I have tried to get across in this Substack from the very beginning is that in a war, length is far more important than ferocity.”
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Trying to hold escalation down in Ukraine did not contain the war; it lengthened it and made it worse. (opens korrents.com)
“Trying to artificially restrain escalation has led the war to be far more horrible and extensive than it needed to be.”
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The American military is being run on the Russian model rather than the Ukrainian one, and it should be rebuilt on the Ukrainian principles instead. (opens korrents.com)
“The US military is being run by a group that apes the Russians and not the Ukrainians—when we have in front of us one of the best statements of command principles I have ever seen from the latter.”
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In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. (opens korrents.com)