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Bullshit urgency and washing machines: As the US scrambles for a plan for Iran, pitfalls loom large

Esser, Daniel E. / Heiner Janus
External Publications (2026)

published on globalpolicyjournal.com, 01.04.2026

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Heiner Janus and Daniel Esser argue that the rush to devise a strategy for Iran is bound to run into bureaucratic pathologies that drive failures in intelligence and foreign aid alike: manufactured urgency and institutional whitewashing.

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