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The Forever Wars: Overcoming the Axioms of a Century of Warfare

By Harley Schlanger · 17 min read

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The Forever Wars: Overcoming the Axioms of a Century of Warfare

By Harley Schlanger

Published Oct 27, 2023

Updated Nov 1, 2023 · 17 min read

The Forever Wars: Overcoming the Axioms of a Century of Warfare
The history of the so-called "Middle East" must be situated within the framework of the British Empire's "Great Game," and how that shaped the region up to and including today. Here, a map of West Asia, by Edward Stanford, 1912.
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