Un-Diplomatic

Un-Diplomatic

What Makes the Iran Crisis Different

Insights from a night of talking peace and catastrophe.

Un-Diplomatic
Apr 01, 2026
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Last night, I spoke at a peace-activist event in Wellington. Terrific, diverse crowd, and much larger than I expected. It came at the end of a long, exhausting day for me, so I wasn’t at my best, but it still ended up being a really rich discussion.

A few summary observations.

Protests should be promises

I had to teach yes…

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