# big five (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover big five. Page: Feed: --- ## [Australia Side Steps Mobilisation Planning](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/australia-side-steps-mobilisation) _2026-08-18 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ My commentary on the recently announced national inquiry into national resilience, and why national mobilisation must be included in its terms of reference, published by News24. ## [Ukraine's Southern Offensive, What's Next for Putin & What If Mobilisation Fails to Help Russia in Ukraine? The Big Five 16 August edition](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraines-southern-offensive-whats) _2026-08-16 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ This week: Ukraine's southern offensive and what it means, long range strikes, Russia's military leadership reshuffle, Taiwan prepares for war, and my Big 5 reading recommendations ## [The Adaptation War Deepens](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/the-adaptation-war-deepens) _2026-08-11 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ Authoritarian collaboration since November 2025, and why Western strategists must urgently build and execute a strategy to confront it. ## [Missile Barrages Against Ukraine, Switching Off Crimea, Russia’s Military Reshuffle and Preparing for War in Taiwan. The Big Five, 9 August edition](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/missile-barrages-against-ukraine) _2026-08-09 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ This week: Ukrainian long range strikes, Russia's deadly missile barrages, Russia's military leadership reshuffle, Taiwan prepares for war, and my Big 5 reading recommendations. ## [Ukraine's Long-Range Strike Command: Institutionalising Deep Strike](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraines-long-range-strike-command) _2026-08-03 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ After years of technical and tactical innovation, as well collaboration between Ukrainian organisations and foreign agencies, Ukraine takes the next step in its long-range strike endeavours. ## [First Blood: How the Battle of Milne Bay Broke the Spell of Japanese Invincibility](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/first-blood-how-the-battle-of-milne) _2026-07-28 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ What a battle on the eastern tip of New Guinea can teach today's military leaders about intelligence, air-land integration, and the discipline of Commanders holding their nerve under a pressure. ## [Deepening Dilemmas: Ukraine's New Commands, Drapatyi's Priorities, Long Range Strike & Russia's War Math. The Big Five, 26 July.](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/deepening-dilemmas-ukraines-new-commands) _2026-07-26 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ This week: The new Ukrainian military leadership, Drapatyi's priorities, Ukraine's new military commands, Russia's deepening dilemma in its war against Ukraine, and my Big 5 reading recommendations. ## [Ukraine’s New Military Command Team](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraines-new-military-command-team) _2026-07-22 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ My new piece for the Lowy Institute on the changes in military leadership in Ukraine. ## [Doctorate Complete](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/doctorate-complete) _2026-07-20 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ After several years of research, writing (and editing), my PhD about the applications of historical military fiction for developing contemporary military leaders is complete. ## [Sacking the Reformer: Ukraine’s Civil-Military Crisis, Russia’s Widening Dilemma, and the Middle East on Edge. The Big Five, 19 July 2026](https://mickryan.substack.com/p/sacking-the-reformer-ukraines-civil) _2026-07-19 · Mick Ryan · Futura Doctrina_ This week: A new Ukrainian civil-military crisis, protestors of the streets, Russia's big strategic defence dilemmas, the impact of the new phase of the Iran War, and Chinese coercion in the Pacific. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HZQ6GfWPZNT3) _2026-07-19 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Antique Beef](https://carcinisation.com/2025/11/20/antique-beef/) _2025-11-20 · birguslatro · Carcinisation_ Margaret Rule's magnum opus was a prank so outlandish that scholars would debate it for hundreds of years. This magic trick was so controversial that it would be immortalized as a symbol of the feud between Cotton Mather and Robert Calef: she levitated to the ceiling in front of witnesses. ## [A Case Against the Placebo Effect](https://carcinisation.com/2024/11/13/a-case-against-the-placebo-effect/) _2024-11-13 · birguslatro · Carcinisation_ The picture that emerges is that a placebo pill has almost no effect when administered by researchers who do not care about the placebo effect, but the exact same pill has an enormous effect larger than all existing treatments when administered by a researcher who really wants the placebo effect to be real. The most parsimonious explanation is that it is the research practices, rather than the… ## [Appendix](https://carcinisation.com/2024/11/13/appendix/) _2024-11-13 · birguslatro · Carcinisation_ This appendix to A Case Against the Placebo Effect reviews the studies in the Sauro and Greenberg (2005) meta-analysis on the effect of opioid antagonists on placebo analgesia, in alphabetical order. Next, the relevant sizes of the study arms for each study are provided. Finally, research into the placebo effect in depression is reviewed. Brief Continue reading "Appendix"