@Hippokleides @alex_callinicos @edbrophy My phrase was “hard pressed” and I think that your list rather confirms my point. Are any of Turkey’s actions worth the candle? Kuwait: the response ALWAYS has to be factored in. Israel may be the settler-colonial exception. Hence its totemic significance for military thinkers.
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v.
January 29, 2023
In 1994 Barry Posen devised a defense strategy for a newly independent Ukraine which envisioned a Manstein-styel flexible defense v. Russian attack. See Chartbook Newsletter