ORIGINAL SOURCE On February 2, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Sara Bjerg Moller was mentioned in a recent Foreign Policy article by Matthew Kroenig and the Stimson Center’s Emma Ashford. The article, on whether the US can deter or compel Iran, referenced Moller’s claim that “if you have to carry through on your coercive threat deterrence
If the [US] response is too weak, Iran will essentially conclude that it got away with this attack and that it can continue to attack US forces and bases in the region, so it needs to be strong enough that Iran decides that this isn’t worth it. Matthew Kroenig
ORIGINAL SOURCE On January 30, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, and Jeffrey Cimmino, deputy director of operations and fellow in the Scowcroft Center, were quoted in The Morning Dispatch and AOL.com on a more forceful US response to Iran. Dr. Kroenig’s section of the recent experts react piece was
ORIGINAL SOURCE On January 30, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in VOA News on the aftermath of the deaths of three US soldiers serving in Jordan. He assessed that it is not an accident that the Iran-backed Iraqi militia suspected of carrying out the attack is ending
ORIGINAL SOURCE On January 29, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in The Telegraph on his section in an experts react piece on the news that three US service members had been killed in Jordan by Iran-backed militants. Deterrence works by convincing an adversary that the costs to
[Actions like hitting back against the Iranian navy, top leadership or nuclear program] would convey to Iran that it badly miscalculated and that attacking the United States was a foolish decision that should not be repeated. Matthew Kroenig
Original Source On January 29, Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted by Iran International on the response the United States should impose on Iran after Iran-affiliated militants killed three US soldiers in Jordan. Washington could sink the Iranian navy, like then President Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s.
ORIGINAL SOURCE On January 29, Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center, was quoted in ABC News on his section of the experts react on the US service members killed in Jordan by Iran-backed forces, where he argued that the United States needs to take greater action against Iran. Iran learned
TO: Republic of Korea National Security Office director, US national security advisor, ROK minister of national defense, and US secretary of defenseSUBJECT: Reassurance and coordination on a potential conflict with China Bottom line up front: Though views in Seoul and Washington on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have grown more aligned in recent years,
ORIGINAL SOURCE On January 16, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Brad Gericke spoke on an episode of NucleCast, a podcast produced by the Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance Deterrence Center. He discussed the situation leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the perspective of the intelligence community during this time. Fellow Bradley T. Gericke Nonresident Senior