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The Return of the King? Reza Pahlavi and the 2026 Iranian Insurrection

Driven by hyperinflation , the January 2026 uprising sees Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi assume operational leadership. He directs tactics while offering a transition roadmap via the "Emergency Booklet" and "National Cooperation Platform" , proposing a "Cyrus Accord" to align a democratic Iran with Israel and the West.

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Pieter Lamper Pieter Lamper

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood: A Comprehensive Strategic, Operational, and Humanitarian Analysis of the October 7, 2023 Assault

On October 7, 2023, Hamas executed "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood," a massive surprise attack exploiting catastrophic Israeli intelligence failures. Approximately 3,000 militants breached the Gaza border, killing nearly 1,200 people and abducting 251 hostages. This unprecedented brutality shattered Israel's deterrence doctrine, precipitating the devastating "Swords of Iron" war.

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Pieter Lamper Pieter Lamper

The Dissolution of Deterrence: An Analysis of the "Red Line" in the Gaza Conflict and Its Geopolitical Aftershocks (2023–2025)

President Biden’s "red line" prohibiting a major Rafah offensive collapsed due to semantic redefinitions and a "defensive exception" for military aid. This failure emboldened Israel to escalate operations, leading to the destruction of Rafah and broader regional war with Hezbollah and Iran, before the policy was discarded in 2025.

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Pieter Lamper Pieter Lamper

The Long Search: Charting the Unprecedented Global Mission for MH370

Following MH370's 2014 disappearance, the largest aviation search in history scoured 4.5 million square kilometers of the Indian Ocean surface and 120,000 square kilometers underwater. Despite massive government efforts and private missions by Ocean Infinity in 2018 and 2025, the main wreckage remains undiscovered.

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Pieter Lamper Pieter Lamper

The Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Operational Mechanics, Geopolitical Fallout, and the Legacy of UN Resolution 2166

On July 17, 2014, Flight MH17 was downed by a Russian Buk missile over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. UN Resolution 2166 demanded accountability, but Russia vetoed a UN tribunal. Consequently, a Dutch court took jurisdiction, convicting three perpetrators in 2022 and establishing Russian state involvement.

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