Escalation Trap

Substacknewsletter · by Prof Robert Pape · English

Escalation Trap tracks the trajectory of the Iran war in real time, equipping you with frameworks to recognize shifts in escalation, anticipate what comes next, and understand the strategic and economic consequences before they become conventional wisdom.

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42K subscribers
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Every two weeks
5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
Last post
Oct 15, 2026
16 days ago
Likely audience
Geopolitical analysts
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Escalation Trap is a Substack newsletter by Prof Robert Pape covering Saudi Arabia, Military strategy and Political Violence. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 15, 2026. Shown publicly on Substack: 42K subscribers.

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