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Jonathan Bergner

1 article 2013

Jonathan Bergner contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2013, writing on international security issues including Russia-Iran relations and ballistic missile defense policy.

Russia, Iran, Judo Diplomacy, and Ballistic Missile Defense

December 27, 2013 · Russia, Blog, Foreign Policy

Russia has become the world's leading practitioner of judo diplomacy. In its simplest terms, the discipline of judo teaches its adherents to use an opponent's movement to unbalance him and throw him to the ground. Unbalanced opponent. Takedown. Victory.