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DESCRIPTION:About the Event: In the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukra
 ine\, American intelligence had concluded the impending Russian efforts wo
 uld succeed. A Department of Defense official reportedly noted that the co
 llapse of Ukraine “might take a few days longer” than the Russians exp
 ected\, but not much longer. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) was expect
 ed to lead the Russian military assault\, eliminating Ukraine’s air defe
 nse and paving the way for Russian troops to capture Kyiv. However\, in hi
 ndsight\, the expectations were inflated and misinformed. What explains th
 e failure of VKS to acquire and hold air dominance over a much weaker Ukra
 inian Air Force? I explore three causal factors to understand the failures
  of the VKS—Ukrainian resolve and innovativeness\, Russian culture and i
 ts impact on the doctrine and role of VKS in Russian national security\, a
 nd the role of information and intelligence integration in airpower projec
 tion.\n\nAbout the Speaker: Jaganath Sankaran is an assistant professor in
  the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas
  at Austin and a non-resident fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the 
 Brookings Institution. He works on problems at the intersection of interna
 tional security and science & technology. He has published in Internationa
 l Security\, Contemporary Security Policy\, Journal of Strategic Studies\,
  Journal of East Asian Studies\, Asian Security\, Strategic Studies Quarte
 rly\, Arms Control Today\, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists\, and other outle
 ts. The RAND Corporation and the Stimson Center have also published his re
 search. He has served on study groups of the National Academies of Science
 s (NAS) and the American Physical Society (APS) Panel on Public Affairs ex
 amining missile defenses and strategic stability.
GEO:37.427319;-122.164625
LOCATION:Encina Hall\, William J. Perry Conference Room
SUMMARY:Russia-Ukraine War and Air Power Theory
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 power_theory
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