Kathryn noted this piece and it’s also in the web briefing. Here’s the key line: “The Iranian struggle for democracy is now as central to our foreign policy as that for democracy in Eastern Europe in the 1980s.” And Kaplan is not a neo-con. As far as I’m concerned, he’s exactly what a true realist should be — clear-eyed about the weight of history and culture, free of dogmatic commitments.