Bullshit urgency and washing machines: As the US scrambles for a plan for Iran, pitfalls loom large
Esser, Daniel E. / Heiner JanusExterne Publikationen (2026)
published on globalpolicyjournal.com, 01.04.2026
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.