Archive - Polemology Positions

Pokrovsk And The Gambler's Fallacy

A desperate offensive versus a desperate, but determined, defense

18 hrs ago

The Daily Beast Tries To Sink The Bismarck

New Trump BLS nominee tagged for his taste in battleships

Aug 14

Why China Might Choose Another War Than Taiwan

A strategic scenario that gets less far-fetched all the time

Aug 12

Russia's Economy Is Going Off The Rails

Soviet centralization is back in style

Aug 9

Notes From The Latest Indo-Pak Dust-Up

And the current military revolution

Aug 4

How To Defend Taiwan

Without having to defend Taiwan

Aug 3

July 2025

Stop Talking About Regime Change In Iran

Start talking about the collapse of the Iranian state

Jul 31

Ukraine Is Systematically Shutting Down Russia's Transportation Network

An update on the war of logistics

Jul 29

The Wild Rumors About Xi Jinping And The CCP Are Just Brand Management

Amid the complex internal collapse of China

Jul 28

How The Camel Conquered The Early Muslim World From India To Spain

A military history of Islam, continued

Jul 23

Putin's War Will Turn On Macroeconomics

Wars are fundamentally material affairs

Jul 17

Trump Exhausts All The Other Options With Vladimir Putin In Ukraine

And changes his policy from a stronger position than ever before

Jul 15

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