Category: Global Security
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The Distributed War: International Law, Escalation Risk, and the Limits of Decapitation Strategy
The collapse of the JCPOA removed critical guardrails from the international system. As conflict with Iran escalates, distributed military networks and legal limits complicate efforts to control the war.
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The Deal That Prevented War: What the JCPOA Actually Did — and Why Its Collapse Made Conflict More Likely
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was never meant to resolve every political conflict between Iran and the West. Its purpose was more practical: to slow nuclear proliferation and create time for diplomacy. For several years, it succeeded. But when the agreement collapsed, the guardrails that had constrained Iran’s nuclear program and stabilized regional…
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Greenland, NATO, and the New Arctic Fault Line
Greenland has become the fault line in a transforming security landscape. As the U.S. pursues an aggressive resource-driven posture in the Arctic, European allies are responding with rare unity — and rising unease. This piece examines how mineral politics, NATO cohesion, and great-power rivalry collide in one of the world’s most strategically fragile regions.