Bullshit urgency and washing machines: As the US scrambles for a plan for Iran, pitfalls loom large
Esser, Daniel E. / Heiner Janus (2026)
External Publications
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.