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Opinion | The Quiet ‘Upheaval’ Within US Military Over The Iran War
- April 21, 2026
- Posted by: Brig Anil Raman
- Categories: Iran, Iraq, US, West Asia
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Terrain Decides Wars: From Desert Victory to Mountain Attrition—Part 2
- April 21, 2026
- Posted by: Lt Col Manoj K Channan (Retd)
- Categories: Iraq, West Asia


Terrain—not technology—ultimately shapes warfare
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Iran Is Not Iraq: The Anatomy of a Modern Kill Zone—Part 1
- April 21, 2026
- Posted by: Lt Col Manoj K Channan (Retd)
- Categories: Iran, Iraq, West Asia


The analysis argues that Western confidence
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From Shah to Strategic Attrition: Iran, Regime Change, and the Hard-Power Reckoning in West Asia
- April 20, 2026
- Posted by: Lt Col Manoj K Channan (Retd)
- Categories: Iran, Iraq, West Asia


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Pakistan, Gaza, and the Strategic Burden of Unmandated Peacekeeping
- March 11, 2026
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Gaza, Iraq, Pakistan, US, West Asia


In 2003, following the US-led invasion of Iraq
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NATO’s Madrid Summit and the Potential Expansion to Include Finland and Sweden
- July 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Afghanistan, Europe, Iraq, NATO, Russia


With war in Eastern Europe, and one involving Russia, could a NATO summit be far behind. Ever since 1991 when the Soviet Union finally broke up and NATO rejoiced in victory there hasn’t been an occasion as serious as the one being currently encountered in Europe.
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Drone Attack on Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al Khadimi Will Complicate Iraq’s Complex Politics
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Category: Iraq


For fairly long the attention of the world has been focused on Afghanistan and the various shenanigans related to the Taliban 2.0. A presumption seemed to prevail that all was quiet in the Middle East.