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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Decoding Iran Expert Hassan Ahmadian
Hassan Ahmadian is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the internal-regime interpreter who explains the strategic logic of the Islamic Republic to foreign audiences. Most Iran analysts I have been decoding sit outside the Iranian state ecosystem. Ahmadian … Continue reading
Decoding Stratfor Geopolitical Analysis
While academics demand “truth” and intelligence agencies demand “accuracy,” Stratfor provides coordination. It does not provide valuable hidden truths. The firm exists as a cognitive bridge between the chaos of world events and the need for institutional stability. Using the … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Arman Mahmoudian
Arman Mahmoudian is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the technical logistics interpreter for Iran’s military endurance problem. Farzin Nadimi explains Iranian weapons systems and hardware. Afshon Ostovar explains the IRGC as an institution and political actor. Mahmoudian … Continue reading
Decoding Charlie Rose
Written with AI: The transition of Charlie Rose from broadcast networks to independent digital platforms illustrates a core tenet of Alliance Theory: high-status nodes in a network are often more durable than the institutions that house them. While CBS and … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Jay Solomon
Jay Solomon is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the investigative historian of the U.S.–Iran conflict for the Western policy-media ecosystem. He occupies a different niche from the think-tank analysts and academics you’ve been decoding. Solomon spent decades … Continue reading
Decoding General David Petraeus
David Petraeus is a classic example of what David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory would call an alliance integrator. His main function in the American power ecosystem has been to harmonize three very different coalitions that normally distrust each other. Those coalitions … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Avi Melamed
Avi Melamed is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the regional intelligence interpreter who translates Middle Eastern political psychology for Western and Israeli audiences. His role differs from academic Iran specialists. He does not primarily produce scholarly research. … Continue reading
Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries (2024)
The outbreak of war with Iran in February and March 2026 significantly alters the context and urgency of this book. While the text explores industrial policy as a long-term economic strategy, several of its core arguments now read as immediate … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Farzin Nadimi
Farzin Nadimi is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the technical battlefield interpreter for the hawkish Iran policy coalition. His job is not primarily to debate grand strategy. His role is to explain what is actually happening to … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Holly Dagres
Holly Dagres is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as the diaspora interpreter of Iranian society for the Washington policy ecosystem. Her function is not military analysis like Afshon Ostovar and not nuclear strategy like Reid Pauly. Her role … Continue reading