In a 2001 article promoted by ARI, Leonard Peikoff diagnosed the policy that made possible the September 11 attacks and warned of the consequences of continuing it: “If our appeasement has led to an escalation of disasters in the past, can it do otherwise in the future?”
Since 9/11, ARI’s experts have warned the West that its policy of appeasing Iran and the Palestinians would lead to another attack of this kind. The October 7 attacks on Israel proved they were right.
Our experts’ prediction succeeded because of the unique Objectivist principles they applied to their analysis. These principles include that free nations have a right to self-defense and that any compromise of this right by appeasing irrational enemies only emboldens them.
To illustrate ARI’s consistency in applying these principles over the years, we’ve edited a special collection of clips highlighting some of our analysts’ most compelling warnings and predictions.
Click here to watch.