Escalation Trap tracks the trajectory of the Iran war in real time, equipping you with frameworks to recognize shifts in escalation, anticipate what comes next, and understand the strategic and economic consequences before they become conventional wisdom.
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Live with Prof Robert Pape: Six Months of the Iran War
A recording from Prof Robert Pape's live video
BREAKING ANALYSIS: IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER REVEALS HIS STRATEGY FOR THE GULF
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The media is missing one of the most important developments in the Iran war.
In a series of statements over the past week, Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has revealed a great deal about how Tehran now sees the stra...
TANKERS ABLAZE, OIL ~$95, THE IRAN WAR ESCALATING
The Iran War is rapidly escalating.
Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz. Two sailors are dead.
The United States has launched its biggest attacks on Iran since July.
Iran is asserting escalation d...
LIVE BRIEFING: SIX MONTHS OF THE IRAN WAR
When the Iran War began 185 days ago, the central question was simple:
Would Iran survive?
Six months later, that question has been turned upside down.
The central question now is whether U.S. forces will be forced out of the Persian Gul...
Six Months of the Iran War: Is Iran Becoming a World Power?
The Escalation Trap This Week – Staying Ahead of the Risks
The Iran war is now officially six months old.
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I teach at the University of Chicago and study how force is used to achieve political objectives, how escalation unfolds, and how strategies of restraint can succeed or fail in international and American political violence.
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