Diplomacy & Relations
Keepers of the Flame
In Iran, the United States confronted a regime whose spine was stiffened in part by revolutionary fervor. Military action against Cuba could encounter the same source of implacability.
In the Iran War, China Sees a Familiar Strategic Opening
After September 11, Beijing declared a “period of strategic opportunity” created by US military overextension in the Middle East and Central Asia. The Iran war may be creating another such window.
