Author

Robert A. Pape

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Why Escalation Favors Iran

America and Israel May Have Bitten Off More Than They Can Chew

March 9, 2026

America’s New Age of Political Violence

What Happens When the Threat Comes From Both Left and Right

October 9, 2025

The Unparalleled Devastation of Gaza

Why Punishing Civilians Has Not Yielded Strategic Success

August 7, 2025

Israel’s Futile Air War

Precision Strikes Will Not Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program—or Its Government

June 17, 2025

The Return of Political Violence

A Conversation With Robert Pape

Podcast November 7, 2024

America’s Era of Violent Populism

Expect More Polarization and Political Upheaval

November 5, 2024

Our Own Worst Enemies

The Violent Style in American Politics

Hamas Is Winning

Why Israel’s Failing Strategy Makes Its Enemy Stronger

June 21, 2024

Israel’s Failed Bombing Campaign in Gaza

Collective Punishment Won’t Defeat Hamas

December 6, 2023

Bombing to Lose

Why Airpower Cannot Salvage Russia’s Doomed War in Ukraine

October 20, 2022

Hammer and Anvil

How to Defeat ISIS

Robert A. Pape, Keven Ruby, and Vincent Bauer

January 2, 2015

Hit or Miss

What Precision Air Weapons Do, Precisely

Merrill A. McPeak and Robert A. Pape

Response Sept/Oct 2004

The True Worth of Air Power