Category Archives: Strategic thinking

Mutual deterrence: Good for the Middle East, bad for the nuclear weapons industry?

Helena · 2:49 pm · 10/09/2019 · Gulf balance, Iran, Israeli nuclear, Saudi Arabia, Strategic thinking, Yemen

Over the past three-plus months it has become increasingly clear that, despite the bombast that Pres. Donald Trump has hurled against the Islamic Republic of Iran (along with a full deck of extremely harmful sanctions and some cyber attacks), neither he nor his closest regional allies in the anti-Iran coalition have been willing to escalate … Continue reading Mutual deterrence: Good for the Middle East, bad for the nuclear weapons industry? →

WaPo’s Ignatius gets “mugged by reality” on Iran

Helena · 2:44 pm · 09/20/2019 · Ethics, Gulf balance, Iran, Strategic thinking, U.S. military, U.S. policy

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius had a column in today’s paper that gave a muddled, fairly escalatory take on the continuing crisis in the Persian Gulf between the Iranian government and the forces lined up against it. His lede (intro) is fairly straightforward: It’s a good rule never to start a fight you’re not eager … Continue reading WaPo’s Ignatius gets “mugged by reality” on Iran →