“The U.S. government has used Yemen to show it has the wherewithal and determination to punch Iran with a hard blow and stop it from acquiring a nuclear weapon,” said Wechsler. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Today I read Abundance by @ezraklien and Derek Thompson. I couldn’t agree more with its call for prioritizing more of what people need – more and less expensive housing and energy, more and better jobs and inventions. I hope the next Democratic candidate for president reads it.

Stuck by Yoni Appelbaum argues that the decline in US geographic mobility is the most important social change of the past half century, driven by our failed housing policies. Both liberal and conservative elites have worked to prevent construction and thus drive up housing prices.

The Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan is a sweeping examination of the heart of the Eurasian landmass that has long connected the civilizations on its fringes. The powers of any era have sought to dominate this center of gravity and thus global trade and resources. Worth a read.

A huge loss to so many. He and Kurt Campbell were my first bosses at the Pentagon early in the Clinton years. One of my first assignments was to write a speech for him — a little intimidating at the time as I had been often been assigned to read his books in grad school.

Do you have a child graduating? Someone reluctant to think about their future finances? If so, this little book by my longtime friend and mentor Charley Ellis may be the best possible gift to give as they set out on their life journey. Remember, compounding is your friend.

Impossible Monsters by Michael Taylor tells the story of the revolutions that followed the discovery of dinosaurs. These fossils challenged the Bible, provided evidence for evolution, and shook the Victorian world. Worth reading before seeing the new Jurassic Park movie this Summer.

While in Venice recently I read The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt, a nonfiction story of arson at the La Fenice opera and the local egos and eccentrics involved. As Berendt quickly learns: “Venetians never tell the truth. We mean precisely the opposite of what we say.”

There's a number of unanswered questions about #Israel's strikes on #Iran, but that shouldn't distract us from what we know about this conflict -- and thus what we can reasonably predict for the days ahead. Here's my latest for Atlantic Council: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

Rare truths on CBC News about the people of Iran from William Wechsler of the Atlantic Council "And the reality is a lot of what Israel was able to accomplish in the last days from a military perspective was done not through overhead, although they have complete air dominance,

It was a pleasure to be on CBC News with Natasha Fatah to talk about the latest developments in the war between #Israel and #Iran. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

🚨 FAST THINKING | The Natanz nuclear site in Iran was severely damaged in the Israeli strikes and dozens of Iranian military leaders and nuclear scientists were killed. Dan Shapiro, @shalomlipner, William F. Wechsler, and Kirsten Fontenrose assess the fallout⬇️ atlanticcouncil.org/content-series…

Recommend following some of my Atlantic Council colleagues for coverage and analysis of the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict👇🏼 Dan Shapiro Brett McGurk William F. Wechsler Gissou Nia | گیسو نیا Tom Warrick Jonathan Panikoff Kirsten Fontenrose Atlantic Council Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives

Tactically, there is no reason to doubt what Trump stated on Saturday night—that the strikes were a “spectacular success.” Strategically, while the risks are high and the final outcomes are far from certain, I believe Trump made the right call. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

I was quoted earlier today: “Iran has a peculiar sense of symmetry and typically a longer time horizon than the United States.” Worth noting the symmetry in Tehran’s latest announcement that they dropped the same number of bombs as we did. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/…

Thank you Parikshit Luthra for having me on

Thank you Pooja Shali for this discussion

Thanks to CBC News for having me on to talk about the war between Israel and Iran. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

Thanks Emily Gross for inviting me on! Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives Atlantic Council

Luigi Barzini’s classic book The Italians is the personal reflections of an Italian journalist who describes the indelible character of his countrymen. As he sees it, these traits have been instrumental to the greatness of individual Italians, but have frustrated national unity.