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Iran as an Underdog has Proven Effective and now Holds Significant Leverage
The consequences of underestimation and misreading capability by the United States and Israel has resulted in measurable strategic cost The available evidence indicates that the scale and resilience of Iranian state capacity under sustained attack have been materially underestimated in much Western policy analysis, despite repeated cautions issued over several years by academic specialists in… Continue reading
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The Truth About Downed Aircraft Is So Hard to Say
When Multiple Expensive Aircraft Start Falling Frequently Great Powers Cannot Admit Enemy Attrition In war, what governments avoid saying clearly can tell you as much as what they openly admit. When expensive aircraft begin going down in or around a contested theatre, the immediate tactical explanation matters less than the political meaning of the loss.… Continue reading
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Shock Doctrine Decapitation or Deterrence
Washington’s pursuit of rapid decapitation confronts Tehran’s doctrine of attritional survival March 1, 2026 marked the second day of renewed United States military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, described by observers as either a new war of aggression or the continuation of hostilities initiated during the previous year. Early operational reporting indicated that… Continue reading
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