Midweek update #16: Negotiating without leverage and with lies Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 24, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
Midweek update #15: The mou is out Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 17, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #189: Can Ukraine isolate Crimea? Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 14, 2026 · 13 min read · Defense
Midweek update #14: How low can the US go? Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 10, 2026 · 10 min read · Defense
Weekend update #188: Ukraine reaches out and touches Putin--Twice Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 7, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Midweek update #13: How weak is the USA? Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Jun 3, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #187: Trying to collapse the Russian army from Behind--What to watch out for Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 31, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #186: A primer on the difference between long and Medium/Mid range strike Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 24, 2026 · 14 min read · Defense
Midweek update #11: The administration is twisting in the wind Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 20, 2026 · 10 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #185: The week of contrasts Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 16, 2026 · 11 min read · Defense
Weekend update #184: A most revealing parade Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 10, 2026 · 11 min read · Defense
Midweek update #9: One thing changes and it is not what you think Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 6, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #183: Ukraine taking the initiative? Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·May 3, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Midweek update #8: Two races against time Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 29, 2026 · 14 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #182: A beautiful friendship: Europe and Ukraine are getting their act together Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 26, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Midweek update #7: The most corrupt war in US history Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 22, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #181; Germany raises the pot for Ukraine Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 19, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #180: The Ukrainians stop pretending Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 12, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #179: Russian losses in March and uavs, a shocking statistic Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 4, 2026 · 12 min read · Defense
Midweek update #4: Would love to leave: Iran might not let him Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Apr 1, 2026 · 12 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #178: Two weeks into the Russian spring offensive and the ukrainians have gained territory Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 29, 2026 · 14 min read · Defense
Midweek update #3: For now, this looks like obama-minus Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 25, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #177: Russian losses and Ukrainian fighting Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 22, 2026 · 14 min read · Foreign Policy
Midweek update #2: The two wars Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 18, 2026 · 16 min read · Defense
Weekend update #176: Ukraine is showing its value, particularly for Europe Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 15, 2026 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #174: Ukraine retaking territory and Starlink Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Mar 1, 2026 · 14 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #173: Ukraine liberates hundreds of square kilometres, what might it mean? Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Feb 22, 2026 · 15 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #171: The week helped Putin commit two war crimes Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Feb 8, 2026 · 11 min read · Foreign Policy
Weekend update #164: Ukraine is winning the war at sea Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Dec 21, 2025 · 13 min read · Foreign Policy
What the US is doing to Ukraine is far worse than yalta Phillips P. O'Brien · Phillips P. O'Brien ·Dec 16, 2025 · 14 min read · Foreign Policy
