By Harold Rhode Chapter 1 of the Book “Ally No More – Erdoğan’s New Turkish Caliphate and the Rising Jihadist Threat to the West,” The Center for Security Policy: 2018, pages 5-20 please see the link at bottom to see the article

By Harold Rhode https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2026/07/07/can-islam-live-in-peace-with-the-west/ InFocus Summer, 2026 Pages 17-19 Peaceful coexistence between the Islamic and non-Muslim worlds is possible only under specific political and theological conditions. Current realities make such coexistence difficult. First, many Western observers misunderstand the conflict because they (naturally) interpret events through the lens of Western secular and post-modern assumption

In light of what is happening between President Trump and Iran's rulers, I thought it would be useful to re-send a pamphlet I wrote many years ago on Iranian Negotiating Behavior. The stories/vignettes in this pamphlet demonstrate exactly how Iranians are experts in finding their opponents weaknesses and charming their opponents into getting exactly what they want. Beware!

Harold Rhode interview

To understand what Tehran might sign, the West must negotiate as if it were sitting on the regime's side of the table. Dr. Dan Diker (Please see the paragraph below highlighted in blue ) (The White House) summary Iran views negotiations not as a path to permanent peace, but as a continuation of conflict through diplomatic means. The regime sees agreements as tactical pauses that preserve the broader struggle rather than resolve it. Iran’s strategic culture is shaped by the co