Foreign Affairs: How to Avoid a Great-Power War
A Conversation With General Mark Milley
As the Biden administration continues to provide massive amounts of military and economic support to Ukraine, it also has its eyes on China.
What will it take to deter Beijing from attempting to seize Taiwan someday? What is the best strategy to avoid a great-power conflict? How can the United States maintain its technological edge on the battlefield?
These are the questions that occupy the Pentagon’s leadership, including U.S. Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Before becoming chairman, the president’s top military adviser, he served as chief of staff of the U.S. Army. He has deployed all over the world, including multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We discuss the battlefield dynamics in Ukraine, how concern over escalation has shaped Western support for Kyiv, and and how the United States can avoid a great-power war in the future.
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The key points are the following:
US General Milley: Ukraine's Armed Forces are ready for counteroffensive -- Ukrayinska Pravda
Russia will have to do something from negotiating standpoint, as they’re not going to win – Milley -- Ukrinform T
op US general predicts duration of Ukraine conflict -- RT