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Author Archives: Luke Ford
Decoding The Blob (America’s Foreign Policy Establishment)
The distinction between a war of necessity and a war of choice is pure signalling. These categories are not objective descriptors of military reality but are propagandistic tools used to manage the internal prestige of the coalition. Why have elites … Continue reading
Tracking Elite Reactions To The Iran War
Many U.S. elites, including Trump administration officials and foreign policy experts, have increasingly framed the conflict as an opportunity for “regime change” in Iran, moving away from earlier narratives of negotiation or containment. For instance, President Trump has reportedly considered … Continue reading
Decoding Richard Haass
Richard N. Haass is a useful case for Alliance Theory because he sits at the center of the American foreign policy establishment. His career is not primarily about commanding armies or winning elections. It is about coordinating elites. Council on … Continue reading
Cues (Inadvertent) vs Signals (Deliberate) In The Iran War
The cues show we’re in a regional war of attrition that’s expected to last for months. The last 24 hours have shifted the conflict from a “punitive strike” narrative into a structural fight for regime survival. Based on David Pinsof’s … Continue reading
Pentagon Switches To Plain Talk Instead Of Elite Talk
Coop LoPresto (@LCplLoPro) writes on X: There’s a couple things in here that, while not a huge deal, I can dig. And mainly it’s just the language of the presentation. Ever since Hegseth became SecDef/War/Bro, you can hear staff officers … Continue reading
Decoding The US Secret Service
Through the lens of Alliance Theory, the Secret Service is the ultimate validator of physical sovereignty. While the FBI manages the “informational” and “legal” alliances of the state, the Secret Service manages the physical space where the coalition’s leaders exist. … Continue reading
Decoding The FBI
The FBI isn’t “broken” or “heroic”—it’s a rational actor optimizing for survival in an elite alliance network. That explains both its procedural piety and its clashes with mass movements. If Alliance Theory holds, expecting apolitical neutrality from such an institution … Continue reading
The Trump Whisperers
If you ask Washington reporters privately who understands Trump well enough to predict him, the list is short: Steve Bannon Bannon probably understands the political logic of Trump better than anyone outside Trump himself. He sees Trump not as a … Continue reading
Decoding Israel Studies vs the Israel Lobby
David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory starts with a simple premise. Humans use ideas, moral language, and expertise to recruit allies and coordinate against rivals. Intellectual fields are not just about truth seeking. They are also alliance markets where people signal which … Continue reading
Why Are Elites Disturbed By The Killing Of Iran’s Leader?
Elites treat different kinds of killing differently because each type sits in a different status and legitimacy frame. Targeted killing of a regime leader violates a strong elite norm about sovereign hierarchy. Heads of state occupy a special rung in … Continue reading