The research thesis: How much of a threat are Iranian ‘asymmetric’ warfare capabilities and doctrine, to Western interests and the stability of the Gulf region?
• From the research expand with regards to maritime, land and air domains together with evolving – information and cyber domains?
• Is the maritime threat in littoral waters and at critical ‘chokepoints’ vastly increased by a combination of asymmetric, hybrid, swarm and new/emerging surface/sub-surface, air drone technologies in the 21st Century?
• Can we observe that threats to the leading navies of the World are multiplying and major surface ship assets are becoming increasingly vulnerable and potentially unable to operate in littoral environments?
• By undermining the freedom to operate in the littoral, or coastal waters, ‘hostile’ states and proxy actors and terrorist groups, increasingly threaten the ability of conventional maritime powers to ‘impose’ their will in ‘critical’ regions?
• Are there further lessons from observing the attacks on the USS COLE in Aden in 2000, Hezbollah in 2006 against Israel (INS HANIT), LTTE Tamil Tiger naval operations and operations by Houthi rebels in Yemen against sophisticated Saudi and UAE warships?
Intended structure:
• Abstract
• The concept of asymmetric warfare and its stages of development.
• Gray Zone.
• Asymmetric Elements of War.
• Proxy war/ What other nations can be involved.
• Analysis of the (Political-Economic – Military) of Iran.
• Do the Iranians want to be friends with their neighbouring countries? Talk about Realism.
• Determining the concept and content of asymmetric security threats to the west.
• Strategies from “Shock and Awe” to asymmetric in modern military warfare.
• Factors Influencing Iran’s Approach to Asymmetric Naval, Air, Land Warfare.
• Military Geography of Iran’s Maritime Zones.
• Why is the Iranian regime a threat?
• Why do the Iranians use asymmetric warfare?
• Conclusion
Notes:
• Be Clear, Logical and coherent arguments.
• The Methodology is Strengths vs Weaknesses.
• Use evidence and examples from real-world in history.
• 5% Abstract, 10% Introduction, 75% Body, 10% Conclusion.
• Citations at least 100, use reliable books and websites NOT Wikipedia.
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Discipline: Military