Ukraine and Iran: why military strength doesn’t mean winning wars

A weaker country’s victory doesn’t require conquering territory or destroying an enemy’s forces – it may simply mean survival

What do Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Volodymyr Zelensky and Mojtaba Khamenei have in common? The military power that they can all command is far easier to use than to convert into political success. They command vastly different resources and pursue different goals. Trump and Putin lead nuclear pow