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The End of Managed Escalation in the Gulf
War on the Rocks — 2026-04-16T07:15:01+00:00
The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has exposed a reality many policymakers long preferred to avoid: The deterrence model that governed the Gulf for decades is no longer working as intended.For years, the region operated in the gray zone — covert strikes, proxy warfare, and carefully managed esc...
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