Conflicts & Campaigns

Authoritative historical analysis of wars, battles, and military campaigns from antiquity to the present day. Each piece examines the operational decisions, intelligence failures, logistical realities, and technological factors that determined outcomes — drawing direct lines between historical precedent and the strategic and doctrinal challenges facing commanders today.

• Why did Iran target only the Emirates in the last strike — Iran's two-day strike campaign against the UAE in May 2026 was not random - the targeting of Fujairah was a calculated strike against the one geographic workaround to Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade.