What Phillips P. OBrien thinks about Europe

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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 Western strategy.

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1. 15 Aug 2026

   Our readingThe small amounts of American military aid still reaching Ukraine are a lever for controlling how Ukraine fights, not an attempt to help it win.

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   Their wordsThe USA has kept dribbling small amounts of military support for Ukraine because it gives the USA a great deal of leverage, the ability to both shape how Ukraine fights its war and even how European states prepare.

   ↗Weekend Update #198: Russia's Allies Are More Helpful Than Ukraine'sphillipspobrien.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece