“…..a non-compliant regional power whose position obstructs Western strategic dominance across Eurasia.” is the wrong way of looking at the situation. To me, it is not an issue of dominance, but helping humanity live a human, humane life. To this effect we must help all the Islamic leaders who wish to modernise Islam, do so confidently and bring the Muslim world into the 21st century. “Overt military signalling, economic strangulation, internal destabilisation, and legal exceptionalism” will not achieve anything except more anti West feelings and actions. Your “rising escalation risks” come from the fact that the West wants to sell its military production to the East, West, North and South. Demilitarize the planet and most problems will be solved in a matte of months. No more refugees, poor and hungry people; no more death from curable medical conditions, no more deaths from machine guns, landmines, grenades, bombs, guided and cruise missiles, torpedoes, drones; no more illiteracy, no more homelessness, no more polluted waters, etc, etc. We have to all together build the Paradise on Earth we all deserve. Alberto PortugheisHUFUD Founder & President
