Exposing Our Enemies’ Weaknesses—and Our Own

Mike Watson

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The nationwide protests roiling Iran demonstrate the tremendous courage of the Iranian people, who brave hailstorms of bullets to call for a new and better government. They also reveal how the sweeping changes wrought by the information revolution create grave vulnerabilities for America’s adversaries. But the United States can only take advantage if it stops making its own share of mistakes.

The uprisings in Iran are the most dramatic, but far from the only, evidence that America’s enemies have severe domestic problems. There is plenty of discontent in China too: The China Dissent Monitor has found 14,000 protests occurred in China since June 2022.