Wednesday, October 18, 2006

For Iran, Soft-Kill Authoritarianism by Thomas Barnett

POST: Iran Limits ADSL Bandwidth
ARTICLE:
Iran Bans Fast Internet to Cut West's Influence, Robert Tait, The Guardian, October 18, 2006

Simple equation: the more we pursue policies that strengthen hard - liners, the more they will disconnect the masses from the outside world and thus the less our influence over Iran's evolution.


The rule: soft - kill authoritarianism with connectivity, but hard-kill totalitarianism with regime change - however achieved.


Thanks to Terry Collier and Jacob Heim for sending this in.

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