This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any special information, so I am going to treat that all with a high degree of uncertainty. … Continue reading Miscellanea: The War in Iran
Month: March 2026
Gap Week: March 20, 2026
Hey folks! I was traveling this week to give an invited talk at Western Michigan University, so I don't have a blog post ready for you. That'll also probably be the case for next week (where I will be at the annual meeting of the Society for Military History), though at least there I will … Continue reading Gap Week: March 20, 2026
Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad
This is the second part (I, II) of our somewhat silly look about the plausibility of warfare in Frank Herbert's Dune. Last week, we looked at the system of warfare that is dominant in the setting when the first book opens: warfare among the Great Houses. While I noted some worldbuilding issues I see - … Continue reading Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad
Fireside Friday, March 6, 2026
Hey everyone, we have a Fireside this week and then next week we'll get back to our somewhat silly break discussing the mechanics of warfare in Dune. But I did want to stop to chatter a bit about something that came up in that discussion, which is something about the nature of personalist regimes in … Continue reading Fireside Friday, March 6, 2026

