Kurdish Policy Analysis

     Sun Tzu in the 21st Century: Iran’s Strategy Is Reshaping Global Power as  Iran is trying to make the war too expensive to sustain, not win it outright.   Erbil, Iraq, March 26, Kurdish Policy Analysis While the world’s leaders are scrambling around like someone just pulled the fire alarm at a nursing home, Iran is executing. Methodically. Patiently. Like they’ve read every page of Sun Tzu and used the spare copy to wipe their arse with Trump’s Truth Social post. Iran is waging asymmetric economic warfare, using low-cost drones against expensive defense systems to impose disproportionate costs. Despite U.S. claims of degrading Iran’s capabilities, attacks continue, while Washington faces rising financial burdens, a $200 billion funding request, and no clear end strategy. The core argument: Iran does not need military victory—it aims to make the war economically and politically unsustainable for its adversaries. The current conflict reflects real-time “Ar...

       Iran Isn’t Fighting a War—It’s Targeting the Global Economy Instead March 24, 2026 DUBAI — Iran has directed a significant share of its missile and drone attacks toward the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the ongoing regional conflict, according to figures cited in recent analyses, underscoring what some observers describe as a shift toward targeting economic infrastructure alongside military objectives. The UAE, which has not engaged militarily with Iran and has maintained periods of diplomatic engagement with Tehran, has reportedly been struck by a large volume of projectiles in recent months. The attacks are said to include ballistic missiles and drones, with cumulative launches numbering in the thousands across Gulf-related targets, according to the same accounts . Analysts say the pattern suggests a focus on infrastructure critical to the UAE’s role as a regional commercial and financial hub, rather than purely conventional military targets. Targe...