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The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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The immediate priority of both countries has been economic recovery, after years of mismanagement and decline resulted in the largest peacetime refugee crisis in the Western Hemisphere’s history.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the strait, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
His thinking on management—particularly around wartime versus peacetime CEOs, the importance of candor, and making hard personnel decisions—is widely cited in startup circles as some of the most actionable leadership content ever produced.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Since the war began, Iran has curtailed maritime traffic through the strait, which a fifth of global oil transited through in peacetime.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Apr. 2026
His thinking on management—particularly around wartime versus peacetime CEOs, the importance of candor, and making hard personnel decisions—is widely cited in startup circles as some of the most actionable leadership content ever produced.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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