A nation must think before it acts.
Following the 12-day war in late June 2025, the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) immediately began a project to understand how the region has changed and what the military action could mean for future combat. The project and its contributors believed that war would resume and that the pause in combat in June 2025 could be a prelude to a major, wider, and...
The strongest version of this narrative highlights Israel's strategic precision and technological superiority in executing a large-scale air offensive against Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure. The operation demonstrated Israel's ability to project power over long distances, achieve air superiority, and degrade Iran's nuclear capabilities with minimal losses. The inclusion of U.S. support through Operation Midnight Hammer underscores the international dimension of the conflict and the s...