Blog Roll: Iraq

Notes

• The Gulf War
• Economy of Iraq
• History of Iraq
• Politics of Iraq
• History of Iraq (2011-Present)
• Islamic State Invasion of Iraq
• WMD Conjecture
• Rationale for Iraq War
• G. W. Bush Administration
• Saddam Hussein
• Ahmed Chalabi
• al-Qaeda

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Blog Roll: Afghanistan

 

2 Apr 2026 Afghanistan Update

Notes

• The Revenge of Geography
• New Strategy in Afghanistan
• War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
• Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989)
• Anglo-Afghan Wars
• Civil Wars
• Afghan Civil War (1989-1992)
• Afghan Civil War (1992-1996)
• Afghan Civil War (1996-2001)
• Economy of Afghanistan
• History of Afghanistan
• Politics of Afghanistan
• Government of Afghanistan
• Geography of Afghanistan
• Taliban
• Mujahideen
• Asymmetric Warfare
• Afghanistan
• AF_L20 Model The model is an unstable Moving Average model that can be stabilized (instructions in the code).

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The Revenge of Geography

April 18, 2026 For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent Trump gave Iran a new weapon! It's about Geography!

On Fareed Zakaria GPS, Fareed interviewed Robert D. Kaplan (video above). Mr. Kaplan's thesis is that geography constrains the distribution of power within the World system and largely encourages particular outcomes in the balance of power between nations.

His analysis of geography leads him to the conclusion that Russian, Iran, Afghanistan, and Mexico will be the dominant powers in the future of the World System. World System theory, on the other hand, has focused on Hegemony.

The New Strategy in Afghanistan

A new report by Jeffrey A. Dressler "Securing Helmand: Understanding the Enemy".