Dangerous but not omnipotent : exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East

Dangerous but not omnipotent exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East

In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran pres...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: United States. Air Force (-), Project Air Force (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Wehrey, Frederic M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2009.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series Dangerous but not omnipotent
Materias:
Political culture > Iran.
State-sponsored terrorism > Iran.
Terrorism > Middle East.
Weapons of mass destruction > Iran.
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
Iran > Politics and government > 1997-.
Iran > Military policy.
Iran > Foreign relations > Middle East.
Middle East > Foreign relations > Iran.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427821706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Understanding the Iranian Challenge; CHAPTER TWO Assertiveness and Caution in Iranian Strategic Culture; CHAPTER THREE Asymmetric Ambition and Conventional Reality: Iran's Evolving Defense Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities; CHAPTER FOUR Iran and Its Non-State Partners: Assessing Linkages and Control; CHAPTER FIVE Arab Perceptions of the Iranian Threat; CHAPTER SIX Conclusion: U.S. Strategy and the IslamicRepublic; References

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