Author Archives: Geoff Demarest

Did NATO Conclude that Clausewitz Had Approved a War of Attrition in Ukraine?

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Has the American objective of this war been to exhaust the Russians until they give up and go home (Therein Willy OAM’s insistence on defining it as an attritional war? Eastern Front Collapse | Kursk Offensive – Optics, Strategy & … Continue reading →

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Define the War

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

The other day, Dima (The Military Summary Channel), took a stab at defining the war in Ukraine. He proposed that if we were to label 2023 as the year of the Greatest Ukrainian (failed) Counteroffensive, that maybe 2024 will become … Continue reading →

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Ukraine Multiform War

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Something came out today in the Ukraine war news that I feel is worth noting for future reference.  It looks like there is some effective guerrilla warfare being conducted by The Russians or proxies inside Romania.  This is expected in … Continue reading →

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The Upcoming Elections

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

This post is for those of you seeking my advice regarding the upcoming 2024 federal elections.  Ha ha…You must be kidding me…get a life. Yes, well, getting over your lack of self-respect, here is what I think. We need to … Continue reading →

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Odessa?

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

I just now made a comment on the Willie OAM site. I had noted that during his presentation and unlike the Military Summary Channel’s moring report, that Willie had taken information about Russian advances in the Robotnye are ‘with a … Continue reading →

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Roadblocks

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Winning Insurgent War, Winning Irregular War and On Multiform War all bored their dozens of readers with what a big deal roadblocking is. Roadblocks will be a featured layer in our coming GIS War for America Map. Roadblocks have been … Continue reading →

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On the War for America in 2025

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Tip to Citizen Free Press and X. (8) End Wokeness on X: “All hell breaks loose at an airport in Paris as illegals try to stop a deportation: https://t.co/8sxKK72q0z” / X (twitter.com) The video purportedly shows a group of illegals … Continue reading →

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Capacity to Fight

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

When making strategy, the capacity to fight (One’s own capacity as well as that of opponents) is a basic, natural consideration. To formalize that consideration a bit — to audit it, practice it, organize it or perhaps to have a … Continue reading →

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What Geography is to Strategy

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Geography provides us the best vocabulary and theory set for competent strategy making. Geography focuses on where and how far. Geography is the natural home of cartography and GIS. I mention this because too many of our military leaders are … Continue reading →

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The Ukrainian Navy

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Geoff Demarest

Insufficiencies of the Ukrainian ground forces have been easy to spot, although given their disadvantages, they’ve been doing work slowing the Russians down and making them pay a toll for territory gained. An aspect significant to our military in the … Continue reading →

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