"etired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges joins me to assess how the Ukraine war is changing as winter approaches. We discuss Russia’s growing ability to scale drones and electronic warfare, Ukraine’s faster battlefield adaptation, the vulnerability of Russia’s vast infrastructure, and the political will Europe will need if U.S. support continues to weaken.
Hodges also explains why military culture matters: organizations that punish failure suppress bad news, while learning organizations adapt faster. He argues that Ukraine remains exceptionally strong at innovation and iteration, but still faces a scale problem. He also identifies Russia’s continued strengths in mass and electronic warfare, explains why Russia’s geographic vastness is becoming harder to defend against long-range Ukrainian strikes, and lays out the warning indicators he is watching over the next 90 days."