Archive - Phillips’s Newsletter

Weekend Update #168: The Trump-Putin Plan To Torment Ukraine Reaches A Crescendo

Ukraine Gets A New Defense Minister; Russia's Slow Crawl

Jan 18 • Phillips P. OBrien

Trump Is Deadly Serious About Assimilating Greenland

He Would Like Europe To Do His Dirty Work For Him

Jan 17 • Phillips P. OBrien

Will Trump Bomb Iran (Part 2)?

Probably, if he believes he can get an easy win

Jan 15 • Phillips P. OBrien

A Trip To Chernihiv

Horror But Also Beauty and Joy

Jan 13 • Phillips P. OBrien

Weekend Update #167: Lets Be Honest, We Are Taking Advantage Of The Ukrainians

The Graham-Blumenthal Tango Of No Meaning; The Ukrainian Strategic Air Campaign Is Making A Difference: But Probably Needs More

Jan 11 • Phillips P. OBrien

Does The US Public Have A Different Idea Of What Makes America "Great"?

Public Reaction to the Venezuela intervention Is Surprising

Jan 8 • Phillips P. OBrien

Can You Do Regime Change Without Changing A Regime?

The Monroe Doctrine was not "F&ck Around And Find Out"; Marco Rubio's Last Chance

Jan 6 • Phillips P. OBrien

Weekend Update #166: The Russian Strategy Would Normally Be Seen As A Failure

Zelensky Chooses Budanov; Putin Says Jump, Trump Says "How High?"

Jan 4 • Phillips P. OBrien

The US Is Attempting Regime Change In Venezuela

Jan 3 • Phillips P. OBrien

Why The Constant Failure To Understand War? The US Made It Look Too Easy

Jan 2 • Phillips P. OBrien

December 2025

2025 In Review: The Year The US Changed Sides

Amongst many stories, one stands out

Dec 31, 2025 • Phillips P. OBrien

Why the Pantomime? Its Always Been About Defending Putin

And Perhaps Getting A Nobel Prize

Dec 29, 2025 • Phillips P. OBrien