Lawrence Freedman
Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London and official historian of the Falklands campaign; writes on strategy at Comment is Freed.
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Their wordsThis is not to be complacent about the risks, but it is to urge caution when assuming that shifting the perceptions of other societies will ever be straightforward.
↗AI and the New Fog of Warsamf.substack.com 1st of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsThe greater the confidence in a clear view of the battlespace, the greater the reliance on military strategies that could benefit from that clarity, even though they might not be the best ones to meet political objectives.
↗AI and the New Fog of Warsamf.substack.com 2nd of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsThe high levels of Palestinian civilian casualties reflected the strategic choices made by the Israeli leadership.
↗AI and the New Fog of Warsamf.substack.com 3rd of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsThe problem again was not reliance upon AI but that it was supporting a model of warfare with which the United States had been working for some decades, one that prioritized the rapid elimination of enemy capabilities.
↗AI and the New Fog of Warsamf.substack.com 4th of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsIn Clausewitz’s time, the problem was a scarcity of reliable information; now the information is plentiful, but it can be contradictory, dated, manipulated, and excessive.
↗AI and the New Fog of Warsamf.substack.com 5th of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsThe West is not doing Ukraine a favour by helping it resist aggression; it is Ukraine doing the West a favour.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 1st of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsAs a formula ‘as long as it takes’ lacks urgency. It is an option for the allies precisely because they are not doing the fighting.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 2nd of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsEnlargement was demand and not supply led.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 3rd of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsDespite its lack of automaticity this remains the gold standard for security guarantees.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 4th of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsIt works because it is an active alliance, and not left dormant until an emergency arises.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 5th of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsIn all of this what may have been missed is that the plan now connected with a coalition of the willing is not a security guarantee.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 6th of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsRecall that one of Putin’s objectives in 2022 was to ‘demilitarise’ Ukraine. He has achieved the opposite.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 7th of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsUkraine is becoming a de facto member of NATO.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 8th of 9 in this piece
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Their wordsWhen the Ukrainians say that they are defending Europe’s borders they are correct.
↗'As Long as it Takes': What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?samf.substack.com 9th of 9 in this piece