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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 1d

Starting in 2022, Russia “launched a systematic effort to examine its combat experience” and learn from its failures, writes Dara Massicot. Now, Washington and European capitals “need to study Russia’s studying” or risk falling behind.

How Russia Recovered

What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · 3d

Right. I'd better read some Pynchon. Thanks for this fascinating lecture.

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · 4d

Christ. Is that the first sighting of a Nigel Farage meeple?

This game is...?

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 5d

Bravo.

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · 14d

The game that has persuaded my hex-and-counter averse gaming partner to try more hex-and-counter. And as an introductory primer for why you put infantry in column or line, or the positives and negatives of square formation etc, it does a better job than the behemoths of the genre.

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Pijus Krūminas @pijusk.bsky.social · 15d

I've met @icurtiss.bsky.social at Connections UK last year, where we talked about wargaming as a modelling method, risk gaming and his scenarios for Lux Capital. A couple of weeks ago, we sat down online to talk about these topics, students' games, and other war/riskgaming matters. Enjoy!

The global future of wargaming in Lithuania

open.spotify.com

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · 21d

Mates of Farage?

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · 27d

Battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars is a winner. My gaming partner isn't drawn to Napoleonic and/or hexes, but loved this. Yes, it's light, but don't let that or the homespun production fool you. Timing, combined arms use and risk taking when needed make this a smart challenge. @mropla.bsky.social

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yes, absolutely well deserved. Finally, a 'war' game my wife is asking to play. We're on holiday and have worked through the first two scenarios. The denouement takes place tonight...

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Aug 14

Bruce Springsteen and the Wall Street Band.

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Aug 1

Highly recommended based on my bit of play-testing. I love the movement system, the perils of leaving too large an electronic footprint, and innovative order mechanism.

Also, great to have the game printed in the Czech Republic, not China, as a protest at China's support of Russian aggression.

James Buckley @jsbuckley.bsky.social · Aug 1

Pre-orders now open for Battlegroup Clash: Baltics www.sapperstudio.com/battlegr
This tactical land combat game covers a Russian invasion of Estonia in the present day. It is unique: a game for professionals, but also designed to be accessible to, and played by, hobby gamers.
Order now for 30% off!

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Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru | Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social · Jul 30

Gofynnwyd i rai o'n Cymrodyr i siarad am eu teithiau unigol a'u cymhellion, a sut mae'r Gymdeithas yn gweithio i adlewyrchu amrywiaeth Cymru.

We asked some of our Fellows to talk about their individual journeys and motivations and how the Society reflects Welsh diversity.

youtu.be/zCYnVVWSOkM?...

A Society for you: journeys to Fellowship

YouTube video by Learned Society of Wales ¦ Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ordered. Love wearing your 'I stand with Ukraine' top so this was an obvious purchase. Great look, great quality, great cause.

Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jul 21

kyivindependent.com/marta-syrkos...

Ukrainian artist's 'Sculpture' series normalizes injured bodies of Ukraine's soldiers

In wartime Ukraine, soldiers who have lost limbs face not only the physical toll of their injuries but an existential question — what does life after the battlefield look like? For the thousands of U...

kyivindependent.com

Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jul 15

'I will have such revenges on you both
That all the world shall – I will do such things –
What they are yet I know not, but they shall be
The terrors of the Earth!'

King Lear, Act II, Sc IV

Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jul 11

No finer sporting venue.

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Cymdeithas Ddysgedig Cymru | Learned Society of Wales @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social · Jul 3

Mae ein trydydd Colocwiwm ar gyfer Ymchwilwyr Gyrfa Gynnar ar waith ym Met Caerdydd. | Our third Colloquium for Early Career Researchers is under way at Cardiff Met.

lnkd.in/eUq9_gUw

www.learnedsociety.wales/early-career...

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · Jun 29

Ukraine is not being prepared as it should in air defense, and instead of sucking up to Trump, the Europeans should be far more proactive. They even have cards to play, if they had self respect. How about saying Europe will only buy US weapons if the US sells Ukraine Patriots?

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jun 17

The tyrants are hoping we will become blasé about state murder, from Kyiv to Gaza. There are small things we can do.

u24.gov.ua

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jun 15

Lots of old men killing people.

Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jun 15

@sebastianbae.bsky.social Littoral Commander Baltic gets a positive note in latest edition of In Moscow's Shadows for demonstrating the difficulty of waging a large scale campaign in the Baltic.

My two interests (international relations & wargames) in my favourite podcast. Happy Father's Day to me.

Mark Galeotti @markgaleotti.bsky.social · Jun 15

In Moscow's Shadows 204: The Opportunity and the Threat, Moscow and Iran, Moscow and the West
Will Putin be tempted to throw Iran under the bus? Can he? And do problematic recent claims about the threat to NATO highlight the value of mil-mil contact? www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...

In Moscow's Shadows 204: The Opportunity and the Threat, Moscow and Iran, Moscow and the West - In Moscow's Shadows

In the first half, I explore what the eruption of open conflict between Israel and Iran means for Russia. Will Putin be tempted to throw Iran under the bus? He certainly has much more scope and reason...

www.buzzsprout.com

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Michael @cascadilla.bsky.social · Jun 8

What ICE is doing is unAmerican. What Trump is doing is unAmerican. We do not tear gas peaceful protestors. We do not use American soldiers on our own soil to fight Americans. We do not kidnap people who have committed no crime.

Do not let them redefine American values. We must be loud about this.

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · Jun 1

Listening to the radio is good for you.

I've never quite got the music of Stravinsky but Neil Hannon just said something in introducing a piece from Patrushka that made such sense when the music started that I can't wait to explore more.

Private Psssions (Radio 3 in general) is indispensable.

The Divine Comedy @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social · Jun 1

TODAY: 'Private Passions' on BBC Radio 3
Time: 12:00-1:30pm BST
Listen at: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
More info: thedivinecomedy.com/news/private...
Neil Hannon talks about his life, career & musical passions from Puccini to Kate Bush.
#NeilHannon #TheDivineComedy

This is posted on Sunday the first of June. Tune into BBC Radio Three today from 12 midday for Private Passions.
Michael Berkeley talks to singer songwriter Neil Hannon about his life, career and musical passions from Puccini to Kate Bush. This is an extended version of the programme that first aired in 2024.
The programme will be available on BBC Sounds after broadcast. To listen online you will need to sign in, but it is quick and free to create an account. Please check availability for your region.

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · May 30

"Nurse!"

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Joe @wordandtext.bsky.social · May 26

Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. Grimly engrossing.

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