History shows us that these conflicts don’t happen independently. They emerge as interconnected parts of a larger pattern — a Big Cycle involving power, economics, and shifting world orders. To understand what’s happening and the implications of the Iran war, you have to see the whole system instead of looking at just one event. I break this down in my latest article, “The Big Thing: We Are in a World War That Isn’t Going to End Anytime Soon,” available on LinkedIn and Substack.