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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Decoding Nuclear Security Expert Reid Pauly
Reid Pauly is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as a theoretical strategist for the nonproliferation and coercive-diplomacy community. His role is not to advocate a specific Iran policy the way hawkish think tanks do. His function is to … Continue reading
Is It Truth Or BS?
How can I tell whether an expert is feeding me his best attempt at truth optimization vs feeding me BS (in the David Pinsof evolutionary psychology sense)? The simplest way is to stop listening to what the expert says he … Continue reading
Everything Shocking Requires Fuel
Fires need fuel. Wood, paper, cloth, dried grass, coal, oil, natural gas. Anything with carbon in it that can combine with oxygen at high enough temperatures. The chemical term is fuel, but the practical answer is: anything that burns. The … Continue reading
Decoding The Pro-Israel Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy illustrates David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory by serving as a coordination hub for the pro-Israel security coalition. It avoids the friction of overt lobbying by adopting the language of elite credentials and technical expertise. … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Abbas Milani
Abbas Milani directs Iranian Studies at Stanford, which places him inside one of the highest-status academic institutions in the United States, but he is also an Iranian exile intellectual who openly supports democratic transformation in Iran. That combination lets him … Continue reading
Decoding Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius
David Ignatius is best understood through David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory as a narrative diplomat for the American foreign policy establishment. He is the Senior Correspondent of the Intelligence Server. As a longtime Washington Post columnist and novelist, he does not … Continue reading
Where Is The Expert Herd Going On The Iran War?
Elite expert opinion on the Iran war does not shift all at once. It moves the way a herd moves, with a few animals at the edge turning first while the center holds its position a little longer. The useful … Continue reading
Decoding IRGC Expert Afshon Ostovar
Per Alliance Theory, Iran expert Afshon Ostovar is not an advocate like the hawks, and not a diplomat like the engagement camp. His function is translation. He explains the worldview of the Iranian revolutionary state to American and allied policy … Continue reading
Why Do Elites Love Dubai?
I never hear my mates talk about how much they love Dubai, but I read elites extolling Dubai all the time. They love it almost as much as they love assisted suicide and gay marriage. Why? Those three things cluster … Continue reading
Where Will It Stop?
Here’s another journo cliche — where will it stop? The FT: “Trump’s war on Iran is spreading. Where does it stop? US allies in the Arab world have been plunged into a conflict they neither wanted nor consented to. Historian … Continue reading