Phillips P. OBrien(@PhillipsPOBrien):Midweek Update is out (mostly free). Trump is so stuck in his war that something unexpected might happen--might he just keep going through the election? The other big (and distressing) story is the state of the US military. Fighting for an incompetent administration has costs.

Phillips P. OBrien

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Professor of Strategic Studies, @univofstandrews; Author of War and Power (Summer 2025)

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Phillips P. OBrien@PhillipsPOBrien

2026.08.13 06:41

Midweek Update is out (mostly free). Trump is so stuck in his war that something unexpected might happen--might he just keep going through the election? The other big (and distressing) story is the state of the US military. Fighting for an incompetent administration has costs.