Empirical Notes — A Review of Military Doctrine, Strategy & State Capacity

Empirical Notes — A Review of Military Doctrine, Strategy & State CapacityIndependent studies and working notes on military doctrine, operational art, historical fiscal series, and strategic balance. Published in English and Turkish.https://empiricalnotes.com/enNo. 007 — The Vietnam War and the Transformation of Military Doctrinehttps://empiricalnotes.com/notes/007-vietnam-doctrine/https://empiricalnotes.com/notes/007-vietnam-doctrine/An examination of technological superiority, asymmetric warfare, and strategic failureSun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDoctrineCold Warnotes@empiricalnotes.com (Empirical Notes)No. 008 — Deterrence Without Parity: Three Historical Cases of Asymmetric Signalinghttps://empiricalnotes.com/notes/008-deterrence-without-parity/https://empiricalnotes.com/notes/008-deterrence-without-parity/How weaker states establish credible cost-imposition thresholds against stronger rivals without matching their aggregate military balance.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTDeterrenceDoctrineGeopoliticsnotes@empiricalnotes.com (Empirical Notes)No. 006 — Reading Ottoman Fiscal Data: A Note on Archival Sources and Deflationhttps://empiricalnotes.com/notes/006-ottoman-fiscal-sources/https://empiricalnotes.com/notes/006-ottoman-fiscal-sources/Why raw nominal figures from central treasury ledgers mislead without silver-content adjustments and provincial tax-farming context.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPolitical EconomyGeopoliticsnotes@empiricalnotes.com (Empirical Notes)