Democracies sustain wars they were attacked into; wars of choice erode politically until withdrawal

The Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here's What Happens Next · Robert Pape

Casualties create finish-the-job momentum — exit gets harder with every death

The Iran War Expert: The Most Dangerous Stage Begins Now (STAGE 4) · Robert Pape

Bombing a determined adversary triggers a deterministic trap with only two exits

The Iran War Expert: The Most Dangerous Stage Begins Now (STAGE 4) · Robert Pape

The opposite of addiction is not sobriety—it is human connection

Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong · Johann Hari

Knowledge unlocks your mind, people unlock your potential, mastery makes the impossible possible

Keynote Speaker: Vinh Giang · Vinh Giang

Twelve systematic failure modes that produce catastrophic choices

Common Causes of Very Bad Decisions · Morgan Housel

Start each day with one completed task to trigger a cascade of accomplishment

Make Your Bed · Admiral William H. McRaven

Wearing down the enemy

Military strategy of the P F L P - Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (P F L P ) · Unknown

Look beyond battles to win the war through long-term, multi-dimensional planning

The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books) · Robert Greene

Retain unwavering faith in the endgame while confronting brutal current reality

Good to Great · Jim Collins

Find the outliers who are already succeeding and amplify their approach

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us · Seth Godin