The Russia Contingency with Michael Kofman

A bi-weekly podcast featuring in-depth analysis of Russia's military power and the war in Ukraine, with your favorite expert on the topic.

Latest Episodes

Frontline Insights from Ukraine: Summer 2025, Part 1

Frontline Insights from Ukraine: Summer 2025, Part 1

July 28, 2025
A Historian’s Perspective on Today’s Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 2

A Historian’s Perspective on Today’s Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 2

July 16, 2025
A Historian’s Perspective on Today’s Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 1

A Historian’s Perspective on Today’s Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 1

July 2, 2025
Airpower in Practice: Lessons from Israel and Russia, Part 2

Airpower in Practice: Lessons from Israel and Russia, Part 2

June 24, 2025
Airpower in Practice: Lessons from Israel and Russia, Part 1

Airpower in Practice: Lessons from Israel and Russia, Part 1

June 19, 2025
Unpacking Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Raid

Unpacking Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Raid

June 5, 2025
An Estonian Perspective on the Current and Future Russian Threat

An Estonian Perspective on the Current and Future Russian Threat

June 4, 2025
Assessing the Russian Economy in 2025, Part 2

Assessing the Russian Economy in 2025, Part 2

May 28, 2025
Assessing the Russian Economy in 2025, Part 1

Assessing the Russian Economy in 2025, Part 1

May 20, 2025
Mass, Maneuver, and Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Fight, Part 2

Mass, Maneuver, and Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Fight, Part 2

April 28, 2025
Mass, Maneuver, and Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Fight, Part 1

Mass, Maneuver, and Modern Warfare: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Fight, Part 1

April 14, 2025
Tech, Tactics, and Innovation at the Front, Part 2

Tech, Tactics, and Innovation at the Front, Part 2

March 31, 2025
Tech, Tactics, and Innovation at the Front, Part 1

Tech, Tactics, and Innovation at the Front, Part 1

March 17, 2025
On the Ground in Ukraine: Winter 2025

On the Ground in Ukraine: Winter 2025

February 24, 2025
Assessing Russian Weapons Stocks: How Will They Shape the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025?

Assessing Russian Weapons Stocks: How Will They Shape the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025?

February 10, 2025
The Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025, Part 2

The Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025, Part 2

January 28, 2025
The Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025, Part 1

The Russo-Ukrainian War in 2025, Part 1

January 13, 2025
Russia’s Weakened Economic Outlook in 2025

Russia’s Weakened Economic Outlook in 2025

January 6, 2025
Russia’s Woes in Syria: The Consequences of Assad’s Fall for Russian Ambitions

Russia’s Woes in Syria: The Consequences of Assad’s Fall for Russian Ambitions

December 10, 2024
Technology, the Battlefield, and Beyond in Ukraine

Technology, the Battlefield, and Beyond in Ukraine

November 27, 2024
Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 2

Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 2

November 14, 2024
Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 1

Ukraine Research Trip Notes: Fall 2024, Part 1

November 6, 2024
Russia’s Approach to AI, Drones, and Automation

Russia’s Approach to AI, Drones, and Automation

October 21, 2024
The Economic Impact of the War in Ukraine

The Economic Impact of the War in Ukraine

October 4, 2024
Strategy and Adaptation in the Russia-Ukraine War

Strategy and Adaptation in the Russia-Ukraine War

September 19, 2024
A European Perspective on the Kursk Offensive

A European Perspective on the Kursk Offensive

September 5, 2024
What’s Russia Up to in the Middle East?

What’s Russia Up to in the Middle East?

August 22, 2024
Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Continues

Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive Continues

August 16, 2024
Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What do We Know? Part 2

Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What do We Know? Part 2

August 9, 2024
Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What do We Know? Part 1

Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive: What do We Know? Part 1

August 9, 2024
Lessons from Ukraine’s Offensive Operations with Jack Watling, Part 2

Lessons from Ukraine’s Offensive Operations with Jack Watling, Part 2

July 30, 2024
Lessons from Ukraine’s Offensive Operations with Jack Watling, Part 1

Lessons from Ukraine’s Offensive Operations with Jack Watling, Part 1

July 26, 2024
Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 3

Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 3

July 16, 2024
Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 2

Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 2

July 11, 2024
Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 1

Fresh Impressions from the Frontlines in Ukraine, Part 1

July 9, 2024
Wagner After The Mutiny

Wagner After The Mutiny

June 17, 2024
On Analysis of the War in Ukraine

On Analysis of the War in Ukraine

June 12, 2024
Can Ukraine Overcome Russia’s Defense?

Can Ukraine Overcome Russia’s Defense?

May 29, 2024
Russia’s Kharkiv Offensive Begins

Russia’s Kharkiv Offensive Begins

May 13, 2024
How the Russo-Ukrainian War Might End

How the Russo-Ukrainian War Might End

May 10, 2024
Can Ukraine Stabilize Its Lines?

Can Ukraine Stabilize Its Lines?

April 24, 2024
A Close Look at Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 2

A Close Look at Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 2

April 5, 2024
A Close Look at Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 1

A Close Look at Drones in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Part 1

April 2, 2024
Kofman and Miller Reflect on the War From the Start to the Present

Kofman and Miller Reflect on the War From the Start to the Present

March 28, 2024
Ukraine Battlefield Dynamics: Manpower, Fortifications, and Ammunition

Ukraine Battlefield Dynamics: Manpower, Fortifications, and Ammunition

March 12, 2024
International Relations and How To Understand the World

International Relations and How To Understand the World

March 8, 2024
Protracted War and Thinking Beyond the First Salvo

Protracted War and Thinking Beyond the First Salvo

March 4, 2024
We Now Know: A Look Back at the Russo-Ukrainian War

We Now Know: A Look Back at the Russo-Ukrainian War

February 16, 2024
A New Strategic Vision for Ukraine, Part 2

A New Strategic Vision for Ukraine, Part 2

February 2, 2024
A New Strategic Vision for Ukraine, Part 1

A New Strategic Vision for Ukraine, Part 1

January 31, 2024
Russia’s Wartime Economy

Russia’s Wartime Economy

January 16, 2024
Looking at 2024: A Perspective from Kyiv, Part 2

Looking at 2024: A Perspective from Kyiv, Part 2

January 2, 2024
Looking at 2024: A Perspective from Kyiv, Part 1

Looking at 2024: A Perspective from Kyiv, Part 1

December 29, 2023
A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part III

A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part III

December 7, 2023
A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part II

A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part II

December 4, 2023
A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part I

A Post-Mortem of Ukraine’s Offensive, Part I

November 30, 2023
Initial Impressions From A Trip to Ukraine’s Front Lines

Initial Impressions From A Trip to Ukraine’s Front Lines

November 16, 2023
The Russian Military’s Experience During the Napoleonic Wars, Part 2

The Russian Military’s Experience During the Napoleonic Wars, Part 2

November 6, 2023
The Russian Military’s Experience During the Napoleonic Wars, Part 1

The Russian Military’s Experience During the Napoleonic Wars, Part 1

October 30, 2023
Russia Attempts to Seize the Initiative in Ukraine

Russia Attempts to Seize the Initiative in Ukraine

October 13, 2023
How the Russo-Ukrainian War May End: A Conversation with Serhii Plokhii

How the Russo-Ukrainian War May End: A Conversation with Serhii Plokhii

October 3, 2023
Fires and Observation: A Conversation with Jack Watling, Part 2

Fires and Observation: A Conversation with Jack Watling, Part 2

September 25, 2023
Fires and Observation: A Conversation with Jack Watling

Fires and Observation: A Conversation with Jack Watling

September 21, 2023
How Ukraine Can Win the Peace: A Conversation with Stephen Kotkin, Part 3

How Ukraine Can Win the Peace: A Conversation with Stephen Kotkin, Part 3

September 1, 2023
How Ukraine Can Win the Peace: A Conversation with Stephen Kotkin, Part 2

How Ukraine Can Win the Peace: A Conversation with Stephen Kotkin, Part 2

August 28, 2023
Looking Back at the Battle for Hostomel Airport

Looking Back at the Battle for Hostomel Airport

August 10, 2023
Conducting Field Research In Ukraine

Conducting Field Research In Ukraine

July 31, 2023
Degrading Russian Forces By Attrition

Degrading Russian Forces By Attrition

July 27, 2023
Attriting Russian Airborne in Bakhmut

Attriting Russian Airborne in Bakhmut

July 21, 2023
Ukraine Struggles to Scale Offensive Combat Operations, Part 2

Ukraine Struggles to Scale Offensive Combat Operations, Part 2

July 20, 2023
Taking Stock of the Ukrainian Offensive

Taking Stock of the Ukrainian Offensive

July 7, 2023
Drones and Desensitizing Death

Drones and Desensitizing Death

June 28, 2023
Prigozhin’s Uprising in Russia

Prigozhin’s Uprising in Russia

June 24, 2023
Ukraine’s Offensive: First Impressions

Ukraine’s Offensive: First Impressions

June 15, 2023
Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Begins

Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive Begins

June 7, 2023
Russian Revisionism and American Power in Europe

Russian Revisionism and American Power in Europe

May 23, 2023
Ask Mike Anything and the Latest About Bakhmut

Ask Mike Anything and the Latest About Bakhmut

May 19, 2023
Gerasimov’s Failed Offensive

Gerasimov’s Failed Offensive

May 12, 2023
Past as Prologue: The Russian Imperial Army

Past as Prologue: The Russian Imperial Army

April 26, 2023
Expectations for Ukraine’s Counteroffensive and Listener Questions

Expectations for Ukraine’s Counteroffensive and Listener Questions

April 18, 2023
Reflecting on the Battle for Bakhmut

Reflecting on the Battle for Bakhmut

March 22, 2023
Reflecting On Field Research in Ukraine

Reflecting On Field Research in Ukraine

March 10, 2023
Looking Back at a Year of Conflict in Ukraine

Looking Back at a Year of Conflict in Ukraine

February 24, 2023
Ask Mike Anything

Ask Mike Anything

February 20, 2023
The History of Russia’s Military Reforms, Part 2

The History of Russia’s Military Reforms, Part 2

February 7, 2023
The History of Russia’s Military Reforms, Part 1

The History of Russia’s Military Reforms, Part 1

January 30, 2023
Where Russia’s War in Ukraine is Going, Part 2

Where Russia’s War in Ukraine is Going, Part 2

January 19, 2023
Where Russia’s War in Ukraine is Going, Part 1

Where Russia’s War in Ukraine is Going, Part 1

January 11, 2023
The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Part 2

The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Part 2

December 29, 2022
The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Part 1

The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Part 1

December 23, 2022
Russian Nuclear Weapons Strategy

Russian Nuclear Weapons Strategy

December 15, 2022
Russia At War: A Historical Perspective

Russia At War: A Historical Perspective

December 5, 2022
Revisiting Russian Air Performance in Ukraine, Part 2

Revisiting Russian Air Performance in Ukraine, Part 2

November 22, 2022
The Russia Contingency: Revisiting Russian Air Performance in Ukraine

The Russia Contingency: Revisiting Russian Air Performance in Ukraine

November 15, 2022
The Russia Contingency: The Threat From Belarus

The Russia Contingency: The Threat From Belarus

November 7, 2022
The Russia Contingency: The Attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

The Russia Contingency: The Attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

November 3, 2022
The Russia Contingency: Episode 1

The Russia Contingency: Episode 1

November 2, 2022
Coming Soon – The Russia Contingency

Coming Soon – The Russia Contingency

November 1, 2022

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