Logo
Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson is a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School. He is a veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Inherent Resolve.

Latest from Mike Nelson

Russia’s Inability to Shift Course May Doom It

Russia’s Inability to Shift Course May Doom It

The Russians are racing against a clock that will run out when they can no longer supply their forces or mobilize fighting formations, or when the domestic population or security apparatus is no longer willing to support the human and material costs of continuing the war.

Mike Nelson
How Russia’s Conquest of Ukraine Went Sideways

How Russia’s Conquest of Ukraine Went Sideways

It’s as if the Russians forgot the warnings of both Von Moltke the Elder and Mike Tyson. So instead of quick victory on multiple fronts, the Russians have two bogged down axes and two slowed axes, all with diminished combat power.

Mike Nelson