Iron Triangle
Encyclopedia
Geographical
- Iron Triangle (Vietnam)Iron Triangle (Vietnam)The Iron Triangle was a area in the Binh Duong Province of Vietnam, so named due to it being a stronghold of Viet Minh activity during the war...
, the name U.S. forces in the Vietnam War gave to the Communist stronghold region northwest of Saigon - Iron Triangle (Korea)Iron Triangle (Korea)The Iron Triangle was a key communist Chinese and North Korean concentration area and communications junction during the Korean War, located in the central sector between Chorwon and Kumwha in the south and Pyonggang in the north...
, used during the Korean War to describe an area in Korea bounded by Ch'orwon, Kumhwa, and Pyonggang - Iron Triangle, Richmond, California, a neighborhood bounded on its three sides by railroad tracks
- Willets Point, QueensWillets Point, QueensWillets Point, also known locally as the Iron Triangle, is the name currently applied to a neighborhood of Corona, in the New York City borough of Queens....
, New York, known as "Iron Triangle" for its metal works - The Iron Triangle, a name given to the iron-producing region of South Australia, bounded by the towns of Port AugustaPort Augusta, South Australia-Electricity generation:Electricity is generated at the Playford B and Northern power stations from brown coal mined at Leigh Creek, 250 km to the north...
, Port Pirie and Whyalla - The Iron Triangle, a junction of three major railroad lines in Fostoria, OhioFostoria, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 13,931 people, 5,565 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,917.6 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 829.2 per square mile...
Political
- Iron triangle (US politics), a concept in U.S. politics which refers to a three-sided relationship between Congress, a Federal department or agency, and a particular industry or interest group.
- "Iron Triangle", a term used to refer to three core members of President George W. Bush's political inner circle: Karl RoveKarl RoveKarl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
, Joe AllbaughJoe AllbaughJoe M. Allbaugh is an American political figure in the Republican Party. After spending most of his career in Oklahoma and Texas, Allbaugh came to national prominence working for Texas governor George W. Bush and helping manage his 2000 presidential election campaign...
, and Karen HughesKaren HughesKaren Parfitt Hughes is the Global Vice Chair of Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State with the rank of ambassador. She resides in Austin, Texas.-Early life:Born in Paris, France, she is the daughter... - "Iron triangle", a term used to describe the relationship of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...
, the business sector (keiretsuKeiretsuA is a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings. It is a type of business group. The keiretsu has maintained dominance over the Japanese economy for the greater half of the twentieth century....
), and the bureaucracy in post-World War II Japan - More generally, any self-reinforcing power structure, whether intentional or accidental, formal or informal
Other
- The Iron Triangle (film) a 1989 Vietnam War film shot in Sri Lanka starring Beau BridgesBeau BridgesLloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
and Johnny HallydayJohnny HallydayJohnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
. - The Iron Triangle for Projects (see Project triangleProject triangleThe Project Triangle in engineering is a triangle model of project. It is a graphic aid where the three attributes show on the corners of the triangle to show opposition. It is useful to help with intentionally choosing project biases, or analyzing the goals of your project...
), a project management concept - Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle, a game in the Nobunaga's AmbitionNobunaga's Ambitionis a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing simulation video games, first released in 1983 by the Japanese video game developer Koei.Games in the franchise have been released on a variety of gaming platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive,...
series
See also
- Wye (rail), sometimes known as a railroad (iron rail) triangle
- Triangle (instrument)Triangle (instrument)The triangle is an idiophone type of musical instrument in the percussion family. It is a bar of metal, usually steel but sometimes other metals like beryllium copper, bent into a triangle shape. The instrument is usually held by a loop of some form of thread or wire at the top curve...
, also known as a dinner bell