Ep 274: Lawrence Freedman on Strategists and Ukraine

School of War · Feb 13, 2026 · 54m

Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London and author of On Strategists and Strategy: Collected Essays, 2014-2024, joins the show to talk about a lifetime among strategists, and to give an update on the war in Ukraine.

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Times

02:34 Essay writing

07:49 Michael Howard

18:42 Colin Gray

23:06 Timeless aspects of strategy

26:00 The goal of SDI

36:40 Tactics

41:20 Differences between tactics and strategy

45:01 Ultimate objectives

50:08 Sensible uses of nuclear weapons

52:24 Thatcher

53:59 Harsh winter in Ukraine

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