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Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation

Spy balloons are not new. Militaries have been using them for centuries

The episode of the Chinese spy balloon prying into US proves that olde technologies are still being developed to achieve military effects.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Feb 11, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Failing on the battlefield, Russia is concentrating its fire against civilians in Ukraine

Russia’s conventional military efforts are failing. So it is defaulting to its hallmark in recent conflicts: massive direct attacks on civilian targets.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Oct 12, 2022 · 11:30 pm
Ukraine may lose the war against Russia unless the West steps up its military aid

Kyiv requires an extensive and systematic regime to form and train brigades capable of imposing heavy strategic costs upon Putin.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Jul 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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Ukraine’s army is no match for Russia’s military might, but it can still hit Putin where it hurts

The last thing Putin wants is a protracted war, with bloody urban combat and echoes of Chechnya – which is what Kyiv’s forces are likely to give him.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Feb 27, 2022 · 01:45 pm

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation

Spy balloons are not new. Militaries have been using them for centuries

The episode of the Chinese spy balloon prying into US proves that olde technologies are still being developed to achieve military effects.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Feb 11, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Failing on the battlefield, Russia is concentrating its fire against civilians in Ukraine

Russia’s conventional military efforts are failing. So it is defaulting to its hallmark in recent conflicts: massive direct attacks on civilian targets.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Oct 12, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Ukraine may lose the war against Russia unless the West steps up its military aid

Kyiv requires an extensive and systematic regime to form and train brigades capable of imposing heavy strategic costs upon Putin.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Jul 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Ukraine and Russia have been facing off in Donbas for years. The final clash will be long and bloody

The battles to come will resemble more the manoeuvre battles of the second world war than those fought around the cities of Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Apr 14, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Putin wants to divide Ukraine like Korea. Here’s why he won’t succeed

Dogged resistance will turn the region into Russia’s ‘bleeding ulcer’.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Apr 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

How effective has Russia been in achieving its strategic goal of crushing Ukrainian nationhood?

The immense power of Russian electronic intelligence is directed at locating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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· Mar 04, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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Ukraine’s army is no match for Russia’s military might, but it can still hit Putin where it hurts

The last thing Putin wants is a protracted war, with bloody urban combat and echoes of Chechnya – which is what Kyiv’s forces are likely to give him.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation
· Feb 27, 2022 · 01:45 pm

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation

Spy balloons are not new. Militaries have been using them for centuries

The episode of the Chinese spy balloon prying into US proves that olde technologies are still being developed to achieve military effects.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Feb 11, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Failing on the battlefield, Russia is concentrating its fire against civilians in Ukraine

Russia’s conventional military efforts are failing. So it is defaulting to its hallmark in recent conflicts: massive direct attacks on civilian targets.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Ukraine may lose the war against Russia unless the West steps up its military aid

Kyiv requires an extensive and systematic regime to form and train brigades capable of imposing heavy strategic costs upon Putin.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Jul 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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Ukraine and Russia have been facing off in Donbas for years. The final clash will be long and bloody

The battles to come will resemble more the manoeuvre battles of the second world war than those fought around the cities of Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022 · 09:30 pm

Putin wants to divide Ukraine like Korea. Here’s why he won’t succeed

Dogged resistance will turn the region into Russia’s ‘bleeding ulcer’.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Apr 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

How effective has Russia been in achieving its strategic goal of crushing Ukrainian nationhood?

The immense power of Russian electronic intelligence is directed at locating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Mar 04, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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Video: Domestic workers demand social security

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Video: Fear grips Muslims in Sambhal as local administration turns against them

Dec 27, 2024 · 09:53 am

Eco India: A shrinking habitat and overpopulation drive Gir lions into human settlements

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Eco India, Episode 277: When wildlife habitats collide with urbanization, how do we build bridges?

Dec 21, 2024 · 04:35 pm

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Ukraine’s army is no match for Russia’s military might, but it can still hit Putin where it hurts

The last thing Putin wants is a protracted war, with bloody urban combat and echoes of Chechnya – which is what Kyiv’s forces are likely to give him.

Frank Ledwidge, The Conversation · Feb 27, 2022 · 01:45 pm

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