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EPISODE · Mar 22, 2026 · 17 MIN

The War Nobody Wanted: $12 Billion in 15 Days & The Fracture of Alliances

from Emerging Threats Hub · host Sébastien Deschamps

In this episode of Emerging Threats Hub, host Sébastien analyzes the strategic cascade of the Iran conflict. We break down the Pentagon’s request for a $200B supplemental after spending $12B in the first 15 days.Key Topics:The War-Waging Problem: Why the US excels at fighting battles but struggles to “wage” war strategically.The Ukraine Paradox: How the US is depleting Ukraine’s air defense stockpiles while deploying Ukrainian defense tech to the Middle East.Alliance Rupture: Why European allies are saying “nein, non, no” to joining the conflict.Deterrence Failure: The collapse of Iran’s missile, proxy, and nuclear threshold strategies.Join us for a fact-based, solution-oriented analysis of the global defense implications.#DefenseNews #Geopolitics #Iran #Strategy

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