Michael Ellis

Azerbaijan Taught a Crucial Military Lesson, But Russia Skipped Class

by Michael Ellis | May 11, 2023 | Book Reviews, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Failed prophets are a dime-a-dozen. If I had a nickel for every time I had been told the world was on the brink of collapse for reasons ranging from oceanic methane deposits to credit default swaps, I might not be a billionaire, but I would drive a nicer car. How refreshing, then, to come upon a book of successful prophecy, Colonel John Antal’s 7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting. Antal’s analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was published on February 3, 2022, so it provides an interesting historical picture of what...

Michael Ellis is a third generation Northern Virginian and a former civil servant. He is currently an overpaid national security professional on the outskirts of the nation's capital.

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