I generally agree with most of this, in the context of that particular conflict. It was a very smart war to invest in from the perspective of Azerbeijani leadership; Armenia really didn’t have a realistic approach to defend.
Th one part I object to is “Pretty much all of these plans are underspecified outcomes, not realistic plans.”. The title of the post is “Grand Strategy”; the whole point is to talk about general approaches, not specifics. Realistic plans would be the domain of strategy.
I generally agree with most of this, in the context of that particular conflict. It was a very smart war to invest in from the perspective of Azerbeijani leadership; Armenia really didn’t have a realistic approach to defend.
Th one part I object to is “Pretty much all of these plans are underspecified outcomes, not realistic plans.”. The title of the post is “Grand Strategy”; the whole point is to talk about general approaches, not specifics. Realistic plans would be the domain of strategy.