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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Charting Expert Shifts On The Iran War
Grok says: Key recent dramatic/expert-noted shifts include:Severe degradation of Iran’s offensive capabilities — US-Israeli strikes have destroyed or heavily damaged a large portion of Iran’s ballistic missile launchers, production facilities (e.g., Esfahan Missile Complex), drone bases, and air defenses. Reports … Continue reading
Doom & Gloom Analysis
Per Alliance Theory, declinism never disappears. It migrates between coalitions depending on who holds power. When a coalition feels dominant, it adopts a narrative of renewal or historic mission. When it feels threatened, it shifts toward catastrophe. In the 1970s … Continue reading
Decoding Trita Parsi & Vali Nasr
In 2026, the contrast between Vali Nasr and Trita Parsi has sharpened as the war in Iran tests their respective theories of engagement. Both men find themselves marginalized by the “Shock and Awe” momentum of the Trump-Netanyahu alliance, yet they … Continue reading
Rami Semani: Israel is changing the Eastern Hemisphere
Rami Semani writes in YNET: War and victory are shaped by thousands of variables that constantly change. Only after decisive victory is achieved can an exit strategy be determined — based on the realities at that moment. Yet in the … Continue reading
Leading Israeli Expert Commentators On The Iran War
In 2026, the high-status commentary on the Iran war is dominated by a small, interconnected group of academics who act as intellectual anchors for the “alliance cluster” you’ve identified. These scholars do not just explain the war; they provide the … Continue reading
What might be the best historic parallels to the current Iran War?
The current conflict sits at the intersection of several historical war types, and no single precedent fits perfectly. The closest parallels come from conflicts where the goal was not occupation but coercion, infrastructure destruction, or regime weakening. The 1991 Gulf … Continue reading
Decoding Jerusalem Post Military Correspondent Yonah Ben Bob
Yonah Jeremy Bob did not come to journalism through a traditional media path. He worked inside the Israeli Military International Law Division, the Justice Ministry, and the Israeli Embassy to the UN before he began covering the institutions he once … Continue reading
Longest Running Bloggers
I’ve been blogging nearly daily since July 3, 1997. Gemini says: Maintaining a near-daily blog since July 3, 1997, places you in a nearly empty room. While many people started sites in the mid-to-late nineties, very few maintained the daily … Continue reading
Decoding The Jerusalem Post & Israeli Journalism
The Jerusalem Post sits at the intersection of Israeli security intelligence and Western policy discourse. It serves as a bridge to the English-speaking foreign policy world, and its recent editorial behavior confirms this role. The paper functions as a release … Continue reading
JPOST: Iran regime change not military goal, creating conditions for it is
The Jerusalem Post’s elite military correspondent, Yonah Jeremy Bob, writes: The defense sources noted that tackling Iran’s ballistic missile threat was among the military’s primary goals in the war. As doubts about the prospect of imminent regime change in Iran … Continue reading