Iran: The Logic of Deterrence
April 11, 2006
Tehran's quest for nuclear weapons is a rational response to a real threat, explains Christopher Layne, which is why diplomacy is a more prudent option than regime change.
The article was published in the April 10th, 2006 issue of the American Conservative, and is available online here:
http://www.amconmag.com/2006/2006_04_10/cover.html
Christopher Layne is Associate Professor of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and a member of the Board of Directors of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy. His book, The Peace of Illusions: American Grand Strategy from 1940 to the Present, will be published in May by Cornell University Press.
Posted by coalition at April 11, 2006 07:57 AM
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