Strategy&Future

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Hugh White on prospects of US primacy in Asia-Pacific, AUKUS, Australian new opening to China and on temptation of limited war.

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Adm. (ret.) William McRaven (retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) (2011-2014), commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) (2008-2011), commander of Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) (2006-2008), chancellor of The University of Texas System (2015-2018)) on the evolution of modern battlefield.

Jacek Bartosiak talks to Captain James “Kimo” Fanell, Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, US Navy, on the war over Taiwan (Video)

Toshi Yoshihara (a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Author of “Mao’s Army Goes to Sea” (2023) and Albert Świdziński discuss Chinese naval strategy.

Ihor Kabanenko is a retired admiral with the Ukrainian Navy. From 1983 to 1990, he served in the Soviet Navy in various positions up to Commander of the ship and Chief of Staff of Missile Ships Division. Since 1993, he served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He was appointed to the positions of Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Navy, the Military Representative of Ukraine to NATO, Chief of Operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the First Deputy Chief of Defence. He retired in 2013, with the rank of Admiral. From May to August 2014, Admiral Kabanenko served as the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense, and from August to October 2014—as Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration. Currently, he is the president of UA.RPA (Ukrainian Advanced Research Project Agency), which focuses on high-tech solutions and products for defense.