What lessons can we uncover from the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 that the Syrian Rebels used to take down the Assad regime in Syria?

I hope you're ready to join me for a special episode to discuss how the lessons of:

1.The Shifting Role of Outside Powers, 2.Uniting Old Enemies Against a Common Foe, 3. Financial Incentives and Undermining Assad’s Forces, 4. Breaking Ties with Extremism and 5. Breaking the Enemy’s Will apply to us today.

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What lessons can we uncover from a preemptive war that displaced one enemy, only to replace it with a more complex and dangerous enemy?

I hope you're ready to join me and my friend Dr. Grant Martin in discussing the 1982 South Lebanon War and how the lessons of groupthink, false control of war, and narrative apply to us today.

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What lessons can we learn from Cold War deterrence theory that can blunt Iran's influence in the Middle East?

I hope you're ready to join me and my new friend and expert Dr. Carter Malkasian in discussing how a new approach to deterrence in the Middle East applies to us today.

America’s Crisis in Deterrence, Foreign Affairs Article

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/americas-crisis-deterrence

Link to Dr. Carter Malkasian’s Works

https://a.co/d/4TRt35O

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