{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-realignment.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F220-robert-farley-baJZ9k2k","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"220 | Robert Farley: Air Wars in Ukraine and Beyond","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a2ae51bc-91b5-4fa4-a9b6-c81b4599f0a8/f642eaef-ee60-4696-bf97-8ee446469d1a/logowhite-fai2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/afffc25d-eedb-4b09-aebc-536b24a0a1e6\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"220 | Robert Farley: Air Wars in Ukraine and Beyond\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"For Day 15 of The Realignment's daily coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Marshall spoke with Dr. Robert Farley, author of Grounded: The Case for Abolishing the United States Air Force and The Battleship Book. They discussed why Russia has failed to achieve air superiority in Ukraine, the debates over No-Fly-Zones and MiG-29 deliveries to Ukraine, the evolving nature of air combat from WWII to today, and the evolution of fighter aircraft alongside the transition from Generation 4 to 5.\n\nNYT Article on Ukraine's Air Force: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/world/europe/ukraine-air-force-russia.html\n\nSEND US A TIP: https://app.swapstack.co/tips/the-realignment\n\nREALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/\n\nBOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment"}