His scholarship and his newsletter, “The Escalation Trap,” all point in one direction: Trump’s goal of toppling Iran’s regime from the air alone is doomed, because fighting a war only with air power is by its very nature ill suited to win hearts and minds... no remaining Marines almost no remaining ICBM’s (tho they appear to still have some) almost no remaining capacity to manufacture significant new weapons (the bombing of these factories and critical input sources is ongoing....) almost no remaining revenue, foreign exchange...since the war has cut off Iranian oil exports (especially to Communist China, two wins at a time...) almost no new weapons imports....(especially those from Communist China), as they are being interdicted as we type almost no value left to Iranian regime’s currency as it is approaching zero purchasing power in the marketplace almost no remaining economy (no imports, no exports, reduced local manufacturing capacity, local currency almost worthless as a medium of exchange, access to banking systems has been reduced or eliminated, etc.) His 2020s research includes: “Understanding Campus Fears After October 7 and How to Reduce Them” (CPOST Research Report, March 2024); “The Political Geography of the January 6 Insurrectionists,” with Kyle Larson and Keven Ruby, PS: Political Science and Politics (April 2024); “Hamas is Winning: Why Israel’s Failing Strategy Makes the Enemy Stronger,” Foreign Affairs (June 21, 2024): “Understanding the Impact of Military Service on Support for Political Violence,” with Keven Ruby, Kyle Larson, and Kentaro Nakamura, Journal of Conflict Resolution (August 2024).
Author: ms.now
Published at: 2026-03-21 21:21:13
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