Hi All, Just did a Subtack Live with Vlad Urubkov from Come Back Alive. Vlad gave a detailed and fascinating description of the Ukrainian mid-range strike campaign against Russian military logistics. It was better explained than I have seen anywhere else. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Just sent out. The USA seems to have committed war crime deliberately and openly, by destroying civilian access to water as summer approaches. It is strategically idiotic and morally repulsive--and needs to be acknowledged if the US has a chance to recover. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
"I realize this is not the most cheery update—but it is reality."
Interessant interview met Frans A. Janssen door Reinjan Mulder (2015).
www.reinjanmulder.nl/2015/04/tran...
Great conversation with Phillips P. O'Brien. Kyiv Independent - 11th June.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0q...
Is er eigenlijk wel iemand ter wereld die niet denkt dat de meest vanzelfsprekende eigenschap van de werkelijkheid meer-lagigheid is?
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/06/poez...
Great conversation between two Americans who are losing their faith in America, but who are not losing their sense of humour.
In memoriam Lieke Marsman (1990-2026) - Je pruttelt wat mee met lichamen
Door Marc van Oostendorp
neerlandistiek.nl/2026/06/je-p...
Mooi stuk over de denkbeelden van Beatrice de Graaf en Niels Drost (Poetins tsaristische droom) door Barton Swaim in The Wall Street Journal.
www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...
Just sent out my free midweek update. If you thought things were shocking for US weakness on Monday, the last two days were worse. We are faced with one question--How Low Can The US Go?
This applies both to Trump and the US military. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Hi All, had a fabulous discussion with Adam Kinzinger earlier today on our Substack Live. We discussed US politics, how the country might recover from the mess its in, the state of the US military and the war in Ukraine
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
