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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Four!
The top story on BBC News the past few hours is that the UK is sending four fighter jets to Cyprus. The BBC’s decision to lead with the deployment of four fighter jets—when set against the backdrop of an actual … Continue reading
Decoding Iran Expert Nate Swanson
He is a career Iran specialist who moved through the government–think tank–media circuit, the exact pipeline that produces most Washington foreign-policy experts. Here is how his alliance position works. 1. The “Professional Iran Hand” Alliance Swanson’s core identity is not … Continue reading
Decoding The Hudson Institute
The Hudson Institute maintains a legacy of intellectual provocation that distinguishes it from the more cautious, consensus-oriented centers in Washington. While the Council on Foreign Relations often seeks to preserve the existing international order, Hudson analysts frequently argue that the … Continue reading
The Most Important Variable In The Iran War
Michael Doran posts: What’s the most important factor that will determine who wins the war with Iran? Not whatever is in the headlines and not what the pundits on TV are talking about the loudest. The U.S. military released the … Continue reading
Decoding The Center for Strategic & International Studies
The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a hub in the blob (Washington foreign policy ecosystem). It is less a neutral research institution than a coordination node where several elite coalitions within the blob (the foreign policy establishment) meet … Continue reading
But Have We Thought Deeply Enough?
“Hasn’t thought deeply about it” is another prestige phrase in the expert and journalism world. On the surface it sounds like a neutral intellectual criticism. In practice it often means the person has not adopted the same framework or assumptions … Continue reading
Will We Create ‘Regime Change’?
I’m listening to expert commentary on the Iran War from various academics and the plethora of cliches is a tad annoying, particularly because they flow down in IQ to journalists who turn them into tropes. “Regime change” has become one … Continue reading
Will we help?
Another familiar journalist move is the humanitarian appeal framed as a policy question. “Will we help?” “Will the United States step in?” “Will the world act to save these people?” It appears constantly in coverage of wars, famines, and disasters. … Continue reading
The weight of history
“The weight of history” is one of the more pretentious clichés in political journalism. When reporters say a leader is “going against the weight of history,” they are usually doing two things at once. First they are implying that history … Continue reading
Journalists love to tell us how much they worry about abstract issues.
I’m deeply worried that if we drop another bomb on Iran, it might get mad. We might get factionalization! Journalists often frame their commentary around abstract anxieties because that language signals moral seriousness and professional responsibility. It is part of … Continue reading