David Brostoff
@dbrostoff.bsky.social
American University SIS ‘24. Interested in Strategic Planning, Sino-Russian Relations, and Hans Morgenthau.
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Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
Between May 7–10, India and Pakistan fought an 88-hour war known as Operation Sindoor. What strategic and operational lessons did Indian planners learn from these four days in May?
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
Reposted by David Brostoff
By striking Pakistan, New Delhi asserts that it has called “Pakistan’s nuclear bluff,”... While India generally signals careful escalation management, it may dangle the prospect of counterforce strikes against Pakistan’s nuclear assets and command and control.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
By striking Pakistan, New Delhi asserts that it has called “Pakistan’s nuclear bluff,”... While India generally signals careful escalation management, it may dangle the prospect of counterforce strikes against Pakistan’s nuclear assets and command and control.
Reposted by David Brostoff
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Reposted by David Brostoff
"The United States faces the most dangerous international circumstances since the end of World War II, and perhaps in its history," writes expert Robert D. Blackwill.
In a new report, he proposes an alternative American grand strategy: resolute global leadership. Read more:
In a new report, he proposes an alternative American grand strategy: resolute global leadership. Read more:
America Revived | Council on Foreign Relations
Executive Summary The United States faces the most dangerous international circumstances since the end of World War II, and perhaps in its history. An ever more formidable, authoritarian China remains determined to replace the United States as the leadi...
www.cfr.org
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"The United States faces the most dangerous international circumstances since the end of World War II, and perhaps in its history," writes expert Robert D. Blackwill.
In a new report, he proposes an alternative American grand strategy: resolute global leadership. Read more:
In a new report, he proposes an alternative American grand strategy: resolute global leadership. Read more:
Reposted by David Brostoff
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Reposted by David Brostoff
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
We need to put the vulgar misreading of Morgenthau to rest; we should understand Morgenthau as he understood himself.
Politics Among Nations is an important textbook, but fixating on carefully selected lines from his "Six Principles" obscures the broader purpose of his work. 1/
Politics Among Nations is an important textbook, but fixating on carefully selected lines from his "Six Principles" obscures the broader purpose of his work. 1/
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 PM
We need to put the vulgar misreading of Morgenthau to rest; we should understand Morgenthau as he understood himself.
Politics Among Nations is an important textbook, but fixating on carefully selected lines from his "Six Principles" obscures the broader purpose of his work. 1/
Politics Among Nations is an important textbook, but fixating on carefully selected lines from his "Six Principles" obscures the broader purpose of his work. 1/
Reposted by David Brostoff
What India’s 2025 clash with Pakistan revealed about escalation, capability gaps, and future strategy.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
What India’s 2025 clash with Pakistan revealed about escalation, capability gaps, and future strategy.
Reposted by David Brostoff
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
After Operation Sindoor, Indian strategists are rethinking how war can be fought below the nuclear threshold.
Reposted by David Brostoff
What India’s 2025 clash with Pakistan revealed about escalation, capability gaps, and future strategy.
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
What India’s 2025 clash with Pakistan revealed about escalation, capability gaps, and future strategy.
Between May 7–10, India and Pakistan fought an 88-hour war known as Operation Sindoor. What strategic and operational lessons did Indian planners learn from these four days in May?
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
Deep Learning From Operation Sindoor: Five Takeaways From a Four-Day War
Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few
warontherocks.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Between May 7–10, India and Pakistan fought an 88-hour war known as Operation Sindoor. What strategic and operational lessons did Indian planners learn from these four days in May?
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
My latest in @warontherocks.bsky.social with Sameer Lalwani and Shailender Arya.
warontherocks.com/2026/01/deep...
Reposted by David Brostoff
Trump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a "bloated, useless entity." Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Trump's White House gutted the Institute of Peace, fired its staff and called it a "bloated, useless entity." Now Trump has renamed the institute he tried to destroy after himself. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Federal judge rules Trump Admin's firing of US Institute of Peace board members "unlawful"
Judge Beryl Howell rules it "represented a gross usurpation of power & a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership & employees of USIP, who deserved better"
Judge Beryl Howell rules it "represented a gross usurpation of power & a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership & employees of USIP, who deserved better"
storage.courtlistener.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Federal judge rules Trump Admin's firing of US Institute of Peace board members "unlawful"
Judge Beryl Howell rules it "represented a gross usurpation of power & a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership & employees of USIP, who deserved better"
Judge Beryl Howell rules it "represented a gross usurpation of power & a way of conducting government affairs that unnecessarily traumatized the committed leadership & employees of USIP, who deserved better"
Reposted by David Brostoff
The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...
Reposted by David Brostoff
"The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next."
@warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
@warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next."
@warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
@warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
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"U.S. policymakers need to appreciate both the floor and the ceiling of Russo-Indian relations." Fascinating and detailed @warontherocks.bsky.social piece by @dbrostoff.bsky.social and Dan Markey warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"U.S. policymakers need to appreciate both the floor and the ceiling of Russo-Indian relations." Fascinating and detailed @warontherocks.bsky.social piece by @dbrostoff.bsky.social and Dan Markey warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Reposted by David Brostoff
The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Russo-Indian defense relationship is full of contradictions. Washington’s task is to understand it well enough to see what comes next. warontherocks.com/20...
What are the floors and ceilings of the Russo-Indian defense partnership? Daniel Markey and I assess Russia and India’s ties in @warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Friends with Limits: The Future of Russo-Indian Defense Ties - War on the Rocks
Earlier this year, a Russian Su-57 fighter jet roared across Indian skies, capturing attention at the Aero India exhibition. The Kremlin’s aspirations for
warontherocks.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
What are the floors and ceilings of the Russo-Indian defense partnership? Daniel Markey and I assess Russia and India’s ties in @warontherocks.bsky.social
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
warontherocks.com/2025/04/frie...
Reposted by David Brostoff
The idea of the Trump administration pulling a "reverse Kissinger" relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
The ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Strategy Is Based on Bad History
The idea relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
buff.ly
March 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The idea of the Trump administration pulling a "reverse Kissinger" relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
Reposted by David Brostoff
The “reverse Kissinger” is a bad case of applied history, which fails to grapple with different geopolitical contexts.
The ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Strategy Is Based on Bad History
The idea relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
buff.ly
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The “reverse Kissinger” is a bad case of applied history, which fails to grapple with different geopolitical contexts.
Reposted by David Brostoff
Great piece by my former student David Brostoff on the delusion of the so-called reverse Kissinger strategy thediplomat.com/2025/03/the-...
The ‘Reverse Kissinger’ Strategy Is Based on Bad History
The idea relies on a historical fallacy: Kissinger didn’t create the Sino-Soviet split. He merely took advantage of it.
thediplomat.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Great piece by my former student David Brostoff on the delusion of the so-called reverse Kissinger strategy thediplomat.com/2025/03/the-...