The primary danger in the escalating Iran war is no longer the risk of expansion but a complete collapse of restraint. The conflict has surged past a contained bilateral US-Israel versus Iran exchange and become a wider regional crisis fueled by a dangerous conviction that hesitation equals defeat.
Washington’s political landscape reflects this shift toward total commitment. On March 5, the US Hou...
The article presents a chillingly plausible scenario: a self-reinforcing spiral of escalation driven not by ideological fervor, but by a fundamental miscalculation of risk perception. The "domain of losses" framing, anchored in John Mearsheimer's structural realism, powerfully captures the dynamic – each actor, convinced of imminent collapse if they back down, becomes irrevocably risk-accepting. The Steeleman analysis highlights the stark reality: Israel’s fear of Iranian nuclear advancement, c...