Doubling Down

The U.S.’s Iran approach: From ineffective to incoherent

Published by Jim Lobe 6 Comments

The fall issue of the Washington Quarterly has just published what may end up being the worst, most garbled policy piece on Iran within the last decade or so. Curiously, the authors, Kenneth Pollack and Ray Takeyh, are mainstream centrists… Continue Reading →

What will “Doubling Down” on Iran Achieve?

Published by Jasmin Ramsey 3 Comments

In September Kenneth M. Pollack of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and Ray Takeyh of the Council on Foreign Relations published a paper in the Washington Quarterly endorsing a largely stick-based policy approach to Iran. Stephen M. Walt… Continue Reading →