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Whatever intrigues me--these days the Russo-Ukraine War with regular departures

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About Phillips P. OBrien

Professor of Strategic Studies, @univofstandrew. Writing about grand strategy, war, history, Romanesque and Baroque buildings I love, Sicily, and pretty much anything else that takes my fancy.

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