Learning From Failure: Formulating A New U.S. Middle East Foreign Policy
Please read a new essay by my colleague, Edward N. Luttwak in Strategika.
A commentator recently complained that President Trump does not have a “Syria strategy” and therefore awful Assad is winning. Countless Op-Ed writers before him likewise commented that President X “did not have a [insert the name of any country from Morocco to India] strategy,” and therefore awful Z was winning.
Leaving The Middle East?
Please read a new essay by my colleague, Peter R. Mansoor in Strategika.
With the exception of President George H. W. Bush, every U.S. president since the end of the Cold War has promised American retrenchment from the Middle East. They all have failed to make good on their promises.
Leaving the Middle East: The Fallacy of a False Dichotomy
Please read a new essay by my colleague, Admiral James O. Ellis Jr. in Strategika.
In classical logic, the false dichotomy, or false dilemma, is defined as an argument where only two choices are presented yet more exist, or a spectrum of possible choices exists between two extremes. False dilemmas are usually characterized by “either this or that” language but can also be characterized by the omission of choices. This insidious tactic has the appearance of forming a logical argument, but under closer scrutiny it becomes evident that there are more possibilities than the either/or choice that is presented.
