February 27, 2025
Maritime Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus
In this week's Conflict in Focus episode, Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the key takeaways from the Battle of the Black Sea and how these lessons might inform U.S. strategy for future conflicts. Topics from Ukraine’s and Russia’s strategic maritime objectives, unmanned surface vessel employment and Russia’s response, hybrid warfare, to what a future Taiwan Strait scenario might look like.
Watch the full interview on Center for Strategic & International Studies.
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