Countries of all stripes – whether developed or underdeveloped, democratic or authoritarian – have been known to commit strategic military miscalculations. The U.S., for example, won decisive wars against developed countries such as Germany and Japan, but blundered in wars against much lesser powers like Vietnam in the 1970s and Iraq and Afghanistan after the […]
Arab Strategic Miscalculations
Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel is the latest in a long line of strategic blunders.




