Yashar Parsie Archives

October 1, 2022

Building a Strategy for Escalation and War Termination

The Marathon Initiative | This paper examines the necessity for the United States to formulate a theory of success in a conflict over Taiwan that includes denial but also indicates how to favorably manage escalation – that is, achieving its strategic-political goals without, at a minimum, precipitating a massive attack on the United States..…......
November 1, 2021

Realizing the Contact & Blunt Layers in Europe and Asia

The Marathon Initiative | The purpose of this study is to provide a strategic framework for how the U.S. should think about and act toward allies and partners in an era defined by great power competition....