# Knowing Yourself and Your Opponent: Keys to Strategic Success

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Podcast: [The Strategize, Adapt, and Overcome Podcast by Brad Young](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strategize-adapt-and-overcome-podcast-by-brad-young-7345028)
Published: 2026-03-15T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this part of our episode, we apply this principle to one of the most significant and strategically complex geopolitical relationships of our time: the dynamic between the United States and Iran. We do this not to take political sides but because this relationship offers an extraordinarily rich real-world illustration of what happens when Sun Tzu's principles are honored and what happens when they are ignored. We will then draw those lessons back into the personal and professional domains where most of our listeners are actually fighting their battles. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-strategize-adapt-and-overcome-podcast-by-brad-young--7094741/support .

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