Well, consider the source. Foreign Policy is the neoconartist’s bullhorn of choice, and has blatted out pompous nonsense for decades now. I had a subscription back in the 1980s. I should have spent the money on beer and TexMex food.
The author is a member, which kind of mystifies me as I don’t remember seeing many junior officers/junior executives at meetings. Maybe the Indian descent is the key? I’m not sure.