When the United States pres­su­res Iran to limit its nuclear pro­gram while simul­ta­neous­ly expan­ding its mili­ta­ry pre­sence in the regi­on, this is not a nego­tia­ti­on bet­ween equals—it is an attempt to pre­vent a sta­te from buil­ding the deter­rence that would make it poli­ti­cal­ly inde­pen­dent. History shows that the absence of deter­rence does not lead to peace, but … Continue rea­ding Power Is Not Diplomacy—It’s the Normalization of Coercion