Phillip Dolitsky

Phillip Dolitsky is an independent national security and foreign policy analyst. He is working towards becoming a strategic theorist, focusing on the intersection between strategy, military ethics, and classical realism. His writing has appeared in First Things, The Public Discourse, Military Strategy Magazine, and more. He can be found on X @phillyd97.

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Machiavelli, Col. Jessup and the Leaders We Need

Col. Jessup and Machiavelli agree: sometimes, you need to stop moralizing and do what needs to be done for the sake of national self-preservation

Phillip DolitskyJuly 23, 2024

The Tragic Paradox of Military Ethics

Tragically, self-imposed restraints on the use of violence tend towards prolonging evil, not minimizing it

Phillip DolitskyMarch 15, 2024