Strategist Bryan Clark examines shifting war aims, escalation traps, and whether Iran is now more dangerous to the US.
Washington misread Iran, overestimated its own leverage and found itself trapped in a costly 40-day war of attrition.
Whether the US-Israeli war on Iran wraps up quickly or drags on, the repercussions will be felt for years, reshaping warfare, geopolitics and energy security as well as how the world sees the United States and its tactical and strategic capabilities. In the final instalment of a three-part series, we look at the move away from precision strikes on limited military assets. When Iran’s South Pars gas field was hit at the start of the US-Israeli war on the country, Tehran retaliated with attacks on...
Djibouti built its economy on the strategy of charging rent to different military world powers.