By Kaveh L Afrasiabi
Asia Times
"With its move to institutionalize "emerging threats" as part of a 21st century makeover that belies Cold War thinking, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization faces a conundrum. Point the finger at Iran and risk sacrificing shared interests - especially over Afghanistan. Don't, and struggle to rationalize the European ballistic defense system as anything but an anachronism.....
The chief problem with this "enemy perception of Iran" is that it tends to view Iran through the Cold War lens of a zero-sum game, whereas in reality Iran and the West have substantial shared interests, such as with respect to combating drug trafficking and terrorism, Iraq's and Afghanistan's stability, etc, denoting a partial strategic overlap.
Unfortunately, in their move to rationalize the European ballistic defense system, NATO's heads are now on the verge of sacrificing those shared interests."
Asia Times
"With its move to institutionalize "emerging threats" as part of a 21st century makeover that belies Cold War thinking, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization faces a conundrum. Point the finger at Iran and risk sacrificing shared interests - especially over Afghanistan. Don't, and struggle to rationalize the European ballistic defense system as anything but an anachronism.....
The chief problem with this "enemy perception of Iran" is that it tends to view Iran through the Cold War lens of a zero-sum game, whereas in reality Iran and the West have substantial shared interests, such as with respect to combating drug trafficking and terrorism, Iraq's and Afghanistan's stability, etc, denoting a partial strategic overlap.
Unfortunately, in their move to rationalize the European ballistic defense system, NATO's heads are now on the verge of sacrificing those shared interests."
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