When U.S. Foreign Policy Loses Its Doctrine
By Raghu Kondori | Shahvand Think Tank, in “The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune”
Even as the digital ink dries on a de-escalation framework, the parallel operational chain of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps remains active
Foreign policy is ultimately built on two foundations: power and credibility. Power allows a state to act. Credibility determines whether others believe its actions will be sustained long enough to matter. When policy becomes dominated by short-term transactions rather than strategic doctrine, trust erodes and credibility declines. The transactional trap undermines trust and creates a crisis of credibility.
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