This book explains the foreign policy decisions of Iranian leaders as well as the foreign policy decisions of its neighbors and major world powers. Iran is not treated primarily as a problem to be dealt with by the United States and its friends. There is an effort to understand not only the concerns and policies of the United States and its friends, but also to understand Iranian concerns and policy. Thus this book is better able than many others to explain the actions, reactions, and interactions of all the relevant actors and to explore the prospects for future war or peace. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Iran's relations with its neighbors and major world powers. It begins with a review of Iran's foreign relations from the time of Iran's founders in the 5th century B.C. through the Islamic era beginning in the mid-600's A.D., and through the native dynasties that ruled in recent centuries as Iran faced challenges from foreign powers such as the Ottoman Empire and western colonial empires. The rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi from 1941 until 1979 is analyzed in even more detail, covering his efforts to deter aggression by the Soviet Union, forge an alliance with the United States, assert Iran's power in the Persian Gulf, and exercise Iran's economic power, particularly through its oil wealth. The bulk of the book focuses on the foreign relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini and his successors have ruled Iran. The reasons for Iran's early revolutionary activism, its antagonism toward the United States and Israel, and its war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988, are carefully examined. The reasons for international efforts to containIran, particularly efforts by the United States, are also analyzed. Iran's more pragmatic policies are also explained, including Iran's close relations with Russia and China, its efforts to repair relations with Saudi Arabia and the other Arab states of the Gulf, its cooperation with U.S. efforts to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, and its offer of comprehensive negotiations with the United States in May 2003. Finally, this book analyses the current global debate about whether diplomacy, sanctions, or military action are appropriate responses to Iran's nuclear programs, its role in Iraq and the Persian Gulf, and its resistance to Israel.
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Global Security Watch Iran: A Reference Handbook
This book explains the foreign policy decisions of Iranian leaders as well as the foreign policy decisions of its neighbors and major world powers. Iran is not treated primarily as a problem to be dealt with by the United States and its friends. There is an effort to understand not only the concerns and policies of the United States and its friends, but also to understand Iranian concerns and policy. Thus this book is better able than many others to explain the actions, reactions, and interactions of all the relevant actors and to explore the prospects for future war or peace. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Iran's relations with its neighbors and major world powers. It begins with a review of Iran's foreign relations from the time of Iran's founders in the 5th century B.C. through the Islamic era beginning in the mid-600's A.D., and through the native dynasties that ruled in recent centuries as Iran faced challenges from foreign powers such as the Ottoman Empire and western colonial empires. The rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi from 1941 until 1979 is analyzed in even more detail, covering his efforts to deter aggression by the Soviet Union, forge an alliance with the United States, assert Iran's power in the Persian Gulf, and exercise Iran's economic power, particularly through its oil wealth. The bulk of the book focuses on the foreign relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini and his successors have ruled Iran. The reasons for Iran's early revolutionary activism, its antagonism toward the United States and Israel, and its war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988, are carefully examined. The reasons for international efforts to containIran, particularly efforts by the United States, are also analyzed. Iran's more pragmatic policies are also explained, including Iran's close relations with Russia and China, its efforts to repair relations with Saudi Arabia and the other Arab states of the Gulf, its cooperation with U.S. efforts to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, and its offer of comprehensive negotiations with the United States in May 2003. Finally, this book analyses the current global debate about whether diplomacy, sanctions, or military action are appropriate responses to Iran's nuclear programs, its role in Iraq and the Persian Gulf, and its resistance to Israel.
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| ISBN-13: | 9781567207576 |
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| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, Incorporated |
| Publication date: | 06/30/2008 |
| Series: | Global Security Watch Series |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 675 KB |
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