“Iran is the most dangerous gatekeeper of the non-nuclear world, and if the nonproliferation regime is to be maintained, the U.S. must be willing to expend great effort to prevent Iran from acquiring the Bomb.”
Who wrote this? I did, in my 1995 undergraduate thesis. Back then, I thought about pursuing a career in the Foreign Service. My thesis on Iran’s post-1979 foreign policy.
Does the 2026 version of me agree with the 1995 version? Yes I do. Though I would reject much of what I did thirty years, starting with my wardrobe.