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From Alaska​ to the White House​ to the Battlefields of Ukraine
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From Alaska​ to the White House​ to the Battlefields of Ukraine

Michael Kofman, Dara Massicot, and Ryan Evans
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Forging Minds for Future Wars

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Vice Adm. Peter Garvin and Ryan Evans
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Drones, Discord, and the Shifting Front in Ukraine

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Michael Kofman and Ryan Evans

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