Under a Mushroom Cloud: Europe, Iran and the Bomb

by Emanuele Ottolenghi

Overview

A clear and compelling answer to the dilemma of Iran's nuclear program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846682827
Publisher:	IPS - Profile Books
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ottolenghi was born in Bologna, Italy. A Political Science graduate of the University of Bologna, he obtained his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and taught Israel Studies at Oxford from 1999 to 2006. Since 2006, he has been the director of the Brussels-based Transatlantic Institute.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction 1

1 How we got here 17

2 In the shadow of Iran's bomb 59

3 Human rights and the illusion of 'Iranian democracy' 123

4 Iran's deceptive practices 152

5 What is to be done? 199

Conclusion 243

Bibliography 248

Index 269

Editorial Reviews

How to deal with Iran is one of the most pressing foreign policy issues of the day. Dr Ottolenghi provides a useful guide to the challenge and how to meet it - Sir Lawrence Freedman, Professor of War Studies and Vice Principal, King's College London

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