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Robert A. Pape - Five global risks of Iran war:
https://escalationtrap.substack.com/
https://escalationtrap.substack.com/p/four-strategic-patterns-now-visible

1) Energy Shock

2) Horizontal escalation
When weaker states can't win head-to-head battles, they expand the battlefield.
Shipping. Infrastructure. Partners. Civilian systems.
Instead of escalating upward, wars start spreading outward.

3) Global infrastructure vulnerability - modern economies depend on fragile networks:
Ports
Shipping Lanes
Energy facilities
Digital systems
Even limited attacks can ripple across the global economy. Corporate America may be next.

4) Military AND economic strain
Modern air wars consume enormous numbers of precision weapons.
Economies turn on "just in time" networks.
Stockpiles can fall faster than they can be replaced - especially in prolonged conflicts. This applies to oil.

5) Strategic distraction
Large wars absorb attention, logistics, and military/economic resources.
When one theater becomes consuming, other regions inevitably feel the shift.
Priorities shift
Allies Shift
Adversaries notice