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No One Behind the Wheel: Iran’s Mosaic Doctrine in Action
When a state's political leadership announces a ceasefire and its military keeps firing, the instinct is to reach for deception as the explanation. In...
Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns: The US-Israeli War on Iran
Modern wars are fought not only with weapons but with assumptions—and the most dangerous assumptions are often invisible to those making them. Donald Rumsfeld’s...
Trump’s Iran Uranium Plan Risks a Wider War
The reported idea of a special operation to seize Iran’s uranium should alarm anyone who still thinks there is a line between pressure and...
How Chinese PLA Tech Firms Use AI and Tanker Ship Data to Mask Iranian Military Moves
China utilizes technology companies affiliated with the People's Liberation Army, such as “CETC” (Convention and Technology Corporation of China), to develop simultaneous attack tactics....
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Defence – Book Review
War has always been subject to ethical scrutiny. In other words, organized violence is expected to be justified and conducted within whatever limits are...
Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei Leader, Diming Hopes for Quick Peace
Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, in strikes on the first...
How Staying Passive on Iran Could Impact Russia and China
Middle Eastern crises seldom stay localized. They frequently go well beyond the battlefield in terms of politics, strategy, and psychology. Officials in Beijing, Moscow,...
Saudi Arabia Draws a Red Line
Saudi Arabia’s interception of missiles aimed at Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh should not be treated as another passing headline. It is a...
Preparing for the Pacific by Watching the Gulf: China Models Multi-Platform Strikes Amid Iran Tensions
The Missile Saturation Theory is the core of the Chinese military strategy being implemented or proposed in the context of cooperation with Iran. It...
Escalation, Contagion and Isolation: The Ongoing War Against Iran
With conflict spreading across the region and the death toll surpassing 1,000, America and Israel’s war on Iran shows no signs of slowing. Rather,...