Jonathan talks to strategist, author and former Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan about the war in Ukraine and the future of warfare. They discuss the current strategic, operational and tactical situation in Ukraine, failures of the Russian military, the role and future of the tank, the role of human will and cognitive ability in warfare, the role of technology, the significance of time management and exploitation in warfare, the critical role of failure and adaptation in the outcome of war, the multi-domain nature of modern warfare and the prospect of militaries enhanced by AI and robotic technology in the future.

Mick Ryan, AM is a strategist, former Australian Army Major General, who served in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan, and author of War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict.

The Political Animals is hosted by Jonathan Cole, an academic, writer, speaker and translator who specialises in political theology: the intersetion of religion and politics. Previously, he worked as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at Australian intelligence agency The Office of National Assessments. You can follow Jonathan and the show on Twitter and Facebook.