Absorption, Retaliation and Strategic Endurance in the US-Israel-Iran War - A Campaign Study for Frontline Strategy Digest | 25 May 2026 “War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument.” — Carl von Clausewitz, On War Editor’s Note The test of a campaign is not the
Special Issue | 24 May 2026 Greenland is again at the centre of world politics, but the real story is not the dramatic question of whether the United States can “buy” or annex the island. That language is useful for headlines, but misleading as strategy. The deeper contest is over something
Kaplan’s Prophecy and the World That Came True A Tribute to the Genius of Robert D. Kaplan FRONTLINE STRATEGY DIGEST | Strategic Analysis · 22 May 2026 EDITOR’S NOTE: Robert D. Kaplan published The Coming Anarchy in 2000. Twenty-six years on, this essay — written by our Founding Editor — employs
America’s New Counterterrorism Doctrine and the Politics of Threat The new U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy is not a routine bureaucratic update. It is a doctrinal turn. It shifts American counterterrorism away from the post-9/11 centre of gravity — al-Qaeda, ISIS, jihadist networks, Middle Eastern safe havens, and
Civilizational Conflict, Resource Wars, Maritime Chokepoints and the Remaking of World Order A Strategic Working Paper by Colonel Maqbool Shah (Veteran) Version 4 Updated: 19 May 2026 Editor’s Note The argument developed in this essay has troubled me for more than three decades. I first read Samuel Huntington’s
FRONTLINE STRATEGY: Strategic Analysis for a Fractured World Special Series • The Long View • April 2026 A Three-Part Series | Part I of III PART I: THE GREAT GAME AND THE STOLEN OIL Britain, Persia, and the Architecture of Exploitation — 1800 to 1953 “We should let it be known that we
Special Report, Iran, Operation Epic Fury, West Asia
US strikes have degraded but not eliminated Iran's nuclear infrastructure. The strategic paradox of escalation now demands clear analysis.