When Strongmen Invade, They Bring Their Pathologies With Them

April, 2022
IDA document: D-33090
FFRDC: Systems and Analyses Center
Type: Documents
Division: Joint Advanced Warfighting Division
Authors:
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Akar S. Bharadvaj, Kevin M. Woods See more authors
This article describes general events, military misadventures and implications of Iraq’s invasion of Iran in 1980. It focuses on civil-millitary relations, military effectiveness, and readiness under an authoritarian model and discusses implications for examining the Russian case in the unfolding war in Ukraine.