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Posts by Dara Massicot

Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations
Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies

How are Russia and Ukraine adapting their strategies entering a new phase on the battlefield? What's the current state of play on the frontlines?

ICYMI: @maxbergmann.bsky.social @msnegovaya.bsky.social @massdara.bsky.social + Kateryna Bondar break it down ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlNk...

5 months ago 15 4 1 0
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From negotiations to the frontline, 2025 ends with more questions than answers. Ryan spoke with @michaelkofman.bsky.social and Dara Massicot @massdara.bsky.social about what’s becoming clearer in Ukraine and what still isn’t.

Listen here: pod.link/682478916/e...

3 months ago 19 2 1 0
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How Russia Recovered What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.

In a new article for @foreignaffairs.com, Senior Fellow Dara Massicot (@massdara.bsky.social) argues that the Russian military has "quietly constructed a complex ecosystem of learning" to institutionalize battlefield lessons from Ukraine.

6 months ago 22 4 0 2
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Holding Ground: Ukraine, Russia, and the Politics of Persistence Michael Kofman and Dara Massicot join Ryan to discuss the state of the front, how Ukraine and Russia are staying in the fight, the possible provision of

On the latest episode of the @warontherocks.bsky.social podcast, Senior Fellows @michaelkofman.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social join @ryanevans.bsky.social to discuss frontline developments, the possible provision of Tomahawks to Ukraine, Russia's diplomatic failures, and more.

6 months ago 13 2 1 0
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Trump’s Shift on Ukraine and Russia Viola Gienger is joined by Ambassador Daniel Fried and Dara Massicot to discuss Trump’s policy shift on Ukraine and its impact.

Trump’s Shift on #Ukraine and #Russia: @ambdanfried.bsky.social and @massdara.bsky.social explain what it means and what to look for, in conversation with Just Security’s @violagienger.bsky.social
#RussiaUkraineWar #sanctions

www.justsecurity.org/117252/podca...

9 months ago 26 6 2 0
Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App @MassDara: For the second time, Russia finds itself with few military options to support a critical partner in the Middle East. This thread explains Russia’s military options and limitations for suppo...

My thoughts on Russia’s military options and limitations supporting Iran before, during, and after this conflict.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/19372...

9 months ago 48 12 0 0
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Unpacking Ukraine’s Audacious Drone Raid – War on the Rocks

Rob Lee, @michaelkofman.bsky.social and I share our views on drone strikes on Russian bombers, and views on the frontlines in Ukraine below @warontherocks.bsky.social

warontherocks.com/episode/ther...

10 months ago 125 12 4 0

An exceptional thread as always. To this, I'd add a point about sealift. Unless Russia has to leave immediately (they don't right now), you will see more ships at Tartus, not fewer.

1 year ago 30 2 0 0
Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App @MassDara: There are many rumors that Russia is evacuating its bases at Tartus and Khmeimim in Syria, but most assets remain there. If evacuation happens, it will be obvious. A brief thread on what is...

threadreaderapp.com/thread/18658.... My thoughts on rumors of Russian evacuation from Syria, what we know, and what we don’t.

1 year ago 148 38 2 2
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Dara Massicot on Battlefield Developments in Ukraine and the Threat of Escalation | Russian Roulette | CSIS Podcasts Max and Maria speak with Dara Massicot, one of the leading experts on the Russian military and the war in Ukraine.

🎧I joined CSIScolleagues Maria Snegovaya & Max Bergmann on the Russian Roulette podcast to discuss insights from Ukraine, Russia’s dwindling options in Syria, and the danger of 3 years of limit testing & escalation becoming a new normal.
www.csis.org/podcasts/rus...

1 year ago 44 1 2 0

Hi all, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is now on Bluesky. A link for our experts with a presence here is below. Stay tuned! @carnegieendow.bsky.social

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Thread by @MassDara on Thread Reader App @MassDara: I've returned from a research trip to Ukraine, where I met many people in Kyiv and along the frontlines. They are brave and kind in ways that words fail to capture. The situation is serious...

I’ve returned from a trip to Ukraine, and share my thoughts here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18567...

1 year ago 189 38 1 2
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Russian Military Reconstitution: 2030 Pathways and Prospects As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstituti...

Hello all, I will be more active here moving forward. Cross-posting my newest research on Russian military reconstitution.

carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

1 year ago 315 50 10 3
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Time Is Running Out in Ukraine Kyiv cannot capitalize on Russian military weakness without U.S. aid.

To ensure that Ukrainian forces can hold their positions in 2024, Kyiv’s Western partners—specifically the United States—must act quickly to bring Ukraine’s rationing of ammunition to an end, writes @massdara.bsky.social.

2 years ago 29 6 0 2
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Time Is Running Out in Ukraine Kyiv cannot capitalize on Russian military weakness without U.S. aid.

My latest essay on the war in Ukraine, below.
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/time...

2 years ago 24 3 2 0

Cross post.

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2 years ago 8 4 0 0
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Putin’s Cannon Fodder A Conversation With Dara Massicot

“It just seems like the Russians are throwing capital resources and human resources at this that they don’t actually have.” @massdara.bsky.social discusses the future of the war in Ukraine with deputy editor Kate Brannen on the latest episode of “The Foreign Affairs Interview”:

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The Future of U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine
The Future of U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine Please join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for conversation with CSIS’s Max Bergmann, Dara Massic...

Thanks for inviting me, @maxbergmann.bsky.social to discuss U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. Our conversation can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sE...

2 years ago 28 6 2 0

Thank you!

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