Tag: Military escalation
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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 War They Wanted: How the Collapse of the JCPOA Led the U.S. and Israel Into a Conflict the Public Never Asked For
The strike on Iran wasn’t a sudden detour in U.S. or Israeli policy. It was the predictable outcome of dismantled diplomacy, energy-market incentives, and political momentum that never aligned with what the American public actually wanted. When the JCPOA collapsed, the guardrails came off — and what followed was less a reaction than an opportunity.…