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Adrian Verbrugge speaks with colonel Douglas Macgregor, decorated combat veteran in the US Army and former senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense under Donald Trump.

Macgregor is the author of five books, a PhD, and an expert in strategy, policy, and defense. The conversation centers around 'Margin of Victory. Five Battles that Changed the Face of Modern War', a book by Colonel McGregor that was published ain 2016.

This conversation was recorded at the studio of 'Our Country, Our Choice' in Orlando, Florida.

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Timestamps:

  1. 0:00 Leader
  2. 0:42 Introduction
  3. 1:21 War & the future of the west
  4. 1:34 Three types of war
  5. 2:47 What kind of wars are the parties fighting?
  6. 12:47 On civil war and western support for Ukraine
  7. 15:50 What was Putin thinking when he went in?
  8. 17:44 How both sides perceive and misread each other
  9. 20:12 Stoking old fires
  10. 21:46 More misjudgements
  11. 23:20 When the Russian forces first entered Ukraine
  12. 25:24 Cognitive dissonance and demonisation
  13. 28:30 History and the dangers of regime change
  14. 30:09 A change of strategy: war of decision / Transformation under fire
  15. 34:43 Transition to a war economy
  16. 36:06 Unity of command / Different structures of command
  17. 40:59 Instant links: Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
  18. 44:25 Unity of effort: an army based on function
  19. 46:19 The integrated air defense umbrella
  20. 50:32 An estimate of casualties
  21. 51:33 Television generals
  22. 54:29 What kind of war are the Ukrainians in right now?
  23. 59:03 Does Putin have a 'masterplan'?
  24. 1:01:00 War on the west? / The Peloponnesian War
  25. 1:05:15 A spirit of triumphalism /
  26. 1:06:38 What brings down great powers? / Bewitched by technology
  27. 1:10:27 The unipolar moment
  28. 1:13:15 A steady march toward more and more interventions
  29. 1:17:48 The Peloponnesian war revisited
  30. 1:21:58 A kingdom divided against itself
  31. 1:22:11 The neocons & the Project for the New American Century
  32. 1:24:38 A sinister agenda
  33. 1:27:03 War with different means
  34. 1:33:41 The clash of civilations
  35. 1:39:06 Will there be a backlash in Ukraine?
  36. 1:41:09 Do we have a clue? / "NATO has outlived its utility"
  37. 1:46:10 Out of control? / Cromwellian revolution
  38. 1:56:52 A great awakening?
  39. 1:59:43 Heraclitus / War is the father of all, and king of all
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