State of the Ukrainian Counteroffensive | Global Security Forum 2023

September 15, 2023 – The war in Ukraine is at its most critical tipping point. Having won their survival by resisting Russian advances at the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian people are now engaged in a hard-fought counteroffensive to liberate the rest of their territory and citizens.

Our Fellow Jonah Gosnay sat down with Dr. Fred Kagan to discuss the current state of the counteroffensive and our role in setting up Ukraine for success.

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Featuring: Dr. Fred Kagan, Director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute

Frederick W. Kagan, author of the 2007 report “Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq,” is one of the intellectual architects of the successful “surge” strategy in Iraq. He is the director of AEI’s Critical Threats Project and a former professor of military history at the US Military Academy at West Point. His books range from Lessons for a Long War (AEI Press, 2010), coauthored with Thomas Donnelly, to the End of the Old Order: Napoleon and Europe, 1801-1805 (Da Capo, 2006).

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This conversation was recorded as part of the World Affairs Council of Connecticut’s 2023 Global Security Forum: Tipping Points & Tripwires. Learn more at www.gsf2023.com.

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From the disruptive potential of AI to Russian threats of nuclear war, Global Security Forum 2023 will focus on areas that will be critical tipping points for global security in the coming decade. How can we identify these tipping points and prepare for an uncertain future? Learn more at GSF2023.com