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Hormuz and the Geometry of Constraint: Rethinking Control in a Closed System

by Cong Nguyen
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06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: chokepoints, Energy Security, Geoeconomics, maritime strategy, Multipolarity, Strait of Hormuz, systemic risk

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Destroying Iran’s Air Defenses Won’t End Tehran’s Warfighting Capacity

by Erfan Fard
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06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: 2026 Iran Conflict, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, Hamas, Iran-U.S. Conflict, IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Israel-Hamas Conflict, Israel-Iran War, Operation Epic Fury, Quds Force

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The Last A-Team: Special Forces Aren’t Special Anymore

by Ned Marsh
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06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: irregular warfare, Partner Force Development, resistance operations, Special Forces, Strategic Competition, Unconventional Warfare

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Defense Strategy in a Post-Artsakh Armenia: A Tech-Enabled Path toward Independence

by Francesco Fimiani
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06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: Armenia, defense strategy, Post-Soviet States

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The Killing Machine: Ten Thousand Years and We Still Haven’t Figured This Out

by Jay Rogers
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06.02.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: ali khamenei, civilian harm, Civilian Protection, congressional oversight, IRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Military History, Operation Absolute Resolve, Operation Epic Fury, Sun Tzu, Tehran, Use of Force, war casualties

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Managing the Strategic Gradient: Governance, Doctrine, and the Logic of Irregular War

by Andrew Rolander
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06.02.2026 at 06:00am

Tags: Governance Gradient, Human Terrain, Strategic Gradient

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Hormuz and the Geometry of Constraint: Rethinking Control in a Closed System

by Cong Nguyen

|

06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Destroying Iran’s Air Defenses Won’t End Tehran’s Warfighting Capacity

by Erfan Fard

|

06.03.2026 at 06:00am

The Last A-Team: Special Forces Aren’t Special Anymore

by Ned Marsh

|

06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Defense Strategy in a Post-Artsakh Armenia: A Tech-Enabled Path toward Independence

by Francesco Fimiani

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06.03.2026 at 06:00am

Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 61: Drone Strikes from Haitian ‘Task Force’ PMSC Vectus Global Kill Over Twelve-Hundred People

by John P. Sullivan, by Jean-michel Newberg, by Robert Bunker

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06.02.2026 at 08:27pm

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