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The Kursk Offensive: A Foolish Move

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John J. Mearsheimer
Aug 15, 2024
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Responsible Statecraft has just published a symposium dealing with the question: “What does Ukraine’s incursion into Russia really mean?

Here is my contribution:

Ukraine’s invasion (of Kursk) was a major strategic blunder, which will accelerate its defeat. The key determinant of success in a war of attrition is the casualty-exchange ratio, not capturing…

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