Phillips Payson O’Brien

War Will Never Be This Bulky Again

Russia’s botched invasion has illustrated the diminishing power of heavy and expensive military power.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien
• May 26, 2022

The Overlooked Reason Russia’s Invasion Is Floundering

Russia has failed to understand the importance of airpower.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien and Edward Stringer
• May 9, 2022

Why Ukraine Is Winning

Ukraine’s success illuminates a strategy that has allowed a smaller state to—so far—outlast a larger and much more powerful one.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien
• April 8, 2022

How the West Got Russia’s Military So, So Wrong

Good equipment and clever doctrine reveal little about how an army will perform in a war.

• Phillips Payson O’Brien
• March 31, 2022