Rethinking dual commitment
Article Abstract:
Consistency is frequently considered a virtue in foreign policy but should not be valued when it restricts policymakers from recognizing and acknowledging changed circumstances such as, for example, when policy costs begin to overshadow benefits. The nation has exhibited an admirable consistency in its policy of dual containment in the matter of Iraq and Iran since 1993. However, the policy has been censured for being too inflexible and failing to achieve its objectives. The nation's dual containment policy is evaluated.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 1998
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The continuing logic of dual containment
Article Abstract:
The nation's dual-containment policy regarding the Persian Gulf holds that the federal government must be responsible for guaranteeing the overall security of the region so long as Iran and Iraq are unwilling to conduct amicable dealings with their neighbors. The approach is an excellent way for the West to prevent external aggression until rogue regimes no longer pose a threat to the Persian Gulf. The dual containment policy is evaluated.
Publication Name: Survival
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0039-6338
Year: 1998
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