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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Elite Trope: Trump’s War With Iran Is Illegal!
If the Iran war is illegal, who enforces any penalty for this being an illegal war? It seems like a silly argument to me. Every national leader is forced by reality to act in the nation’s interest whether that is … Continue reading
Is Trump’s Foreign Policy A Rejection Of 100 Years Of The Anglo Great Game?
The 100-year Great Game refers to the long-term geopolitical strategy where global powers compete for influence, resources, and territory, specifically in Central and South Asia. This competition relies on a logic of permanent entanglement and the maintenance of buffer states. … Continue reading
Decoding The Pentagon
The unfolding conflict with Iran, Operation Epic Fury, serves as the ultimate “stress test” for the newly rebranded Department of War. As of March 3, 2026, the operation is entering its fourth day, and the friction between the executive coalition … Continue reading
What Is Surprising In This Iran War So Far?
The most surprising aspect of the conflict, which began on February 28, 2026, is the speed and scale of the initial decapitation strike. In the first hours of Operation Epic Fury, a joint U.S. and Israeli attack destroyed the leadership … Continue reading
How Are The 2003 Iraq War Hawks Reacting To This Iran War?
Some of the same people or their intellectual heirs who advocated for the 2003 Iraq War are arguing for a hard line on Iran. But there are important differences in who speaks with influence today and how much prestige they … Continue reading
Decoding War Studies Expert Andreas Krieg
According to Kings College, London: “Andreas Krieg is a senior lecturer at the School of Security Studies at King’s College London, Royal College of Defence Studies and fellow at the Institute of Middle Eastern Studies. He has spent more than … Continue reading
Decoding War Studies
The primary constraint on War Studies is the high cost of primary data. Unlike a sociologist who can survey a neighborhood, a scholar of war needs access to classified briefings, interviews with active commanders, and placement in observer missions. This … Continue reading
The hard truth about writing in an AI-saturated expert market
ChatGPT says: Generic analysis is dead. If AI can produce competent summaries of the Iran war, deterrence theory, oil markets, and alliance shifts in seconds, then your value cannot be “clear explanation.” That’s table stakes now. So what survives? Three … Continue reading
Decoding Chatham House & The Iran War
The institutional competition between Chatham House, Brookings, and CSIS reveals how elite authority is being reshaped in real-time by the Iran war. While the initial “shock and awe” phase of the conflict favored the operational clarity of groups like CSIS, … Continue reading
Decoding The Differences In Iran War Coverage Between The WSJ, FT, Le Monde, Al Jazeera & Haaretz
The Iran war has entered a critical phase where the conflict is no longer a series of isolated strikes but a full-scale regional realignment. As of March 2, 2026, the military logic of “Epic Fury” is being met by a … Continue reading