HeyJaredJohn’s Substack
I'm a military historian covering the wars in Ukraine and Israel on a regular basis
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Why Won’t They Quit? (opens the original)
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Seven months ago, I wrote most of an essay that I didn’t post because suddenly events began to occur, i.e., the Coalition air attack on Iran. But my opening paragraph is worth looking back at, simply because . . . . Well, see for yourself:Well, on the surface there doesn’t seem to be much happening in either of the wars. Hezbollah is still trying to rebuild, Hamas is refusing to disarm, Tehran is behaving as though nothing has changed, and Russia is still entranced by its sentimental mythificati
The War in the Middle East (opens the original)
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I’m trying to get back to a more regular pattern of posts, and as it turns out, there are some important developments in the last two weeks. The first two are purely purely military, as they involve Israel’s continued dismantling of Hamas and Hezbollah. The second is the almost totally under reported, (actually wildly misreported) Saudi-Houthi War.The third is yet another dive into economics: more on the American campaign to hit Tehran economically in ways that go beyond destroying its ability t
August Surprises (opens the original)
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So what follows is a three part report: first for Ukraine, then Israel, and lastly, Tehran. In putting this together, I’m indebted to coverage by Lawrence Pearson’s Battleswarm Blog, Denis Davidov’s video logs, and Richard Pollock’s sub stack “The World in Crisis.” I hope you’ll support these fellows, as they’re not only doing fantastic work, but engaged in the sort of reporting that the conventional media, regardless of its politics, is simply unable to do.Ukraine is Gradually Taking ControlAs
July Updates: Ukraine Winning, Iran Losing (opens the original)
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Well, when I said I would be up and running by the end of July, I sort of forgot that it’s already 22 July. Whoops! But my right hand is improving, so I can sort of type, and I’ll try to keep everyone abreast of things.But I’ve had to work on this in bits and pieces, and as a result it not only jumps around a good bit, but it sort of swoops from point to point, and undoubtedly leaves out a lot of explanations.Developments in UkraineThe Ukrainian War first. If you’ve been following my posts on th
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