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The Iran primer : power, politics, and U.S. policy / Robin B Wright

Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: Washington, D.C. : United States Institute of Peace : Published in collaboration with Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2010Description: 270 p.: 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781601270849
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.955
LOC classification:
  • JQ 1785  I65 2010
Contents:
The challenge of Iran / Robin Wright -- Iran's politics -- The supreme leader / Karim Sadjadpour -- The six presidents / Shaul Bakhash -- The parliament / Farideh Farhi -- The Islamic judiciary / Hadi Ghaemi -- Politics and the clergy / Mehdi Khalaji -- Iran and Islam / Juan Cole -- Iran and democracy / Daniel Brumberg -- The opposition -- The Green Movement / Abbas Milani -- The women's movement / Haleh Esfandiari -- The youth / Omid Memarian and Tara Nesvaderani -- The new political tools / Geneive Abdo -- The Iranian military -- The Revolutionary Guards / Alireza Nader -- The Basij Resistance Force / Ali Alfoneh -- The conventional military / Anthony H. Cordesman -- Iran's military doctrine / Michael Connell -- The nuclear controversy -- Iran's nuclear program / David Albright and Andrea Stricker -- The politics of Iran's nuclear program / Shahram Chubin -- Iran's ballistic missile program / Michael Elleman -- Iran and the IAEA / Michael Adler -- Iran's economy -- The revolutionary economy / Suzanne Maloney -- The oil and gas industry / Fareed Mohamedi -- The subsidies conundrum / Semira N. Nikou -- The bazaar / Kevan Harris -- Sanctions -- U.S. sanctions / Patrick Clawson -- The U.N. resolutions / Jason Starr -- Financial sanctions / Matthew Levitt -- U.S.- Iran -- The Carter Administration / Gary Sick -- The Reagan Administration / Geoffrey Kemp -- The Bush I Administration / Richard N. Haass -- The Clinton Administration / Bruce O. Riedel -- The Bush II Administration / Stephen J. Hadley -- The Obama Administration / John Limbert -- Iran and the region -- Iran and Iraq / Michael Eisenstadt -- Iran and Afghanistan / Mohsen Milani -- Iran and the Gulf States / Afshin Molavi -- Iran and Turkey / Henri J. Barkey -- Iran and Israel / Steven Simon -- Iran and the Palestinians / Rachel Brandenburg -- Iran and Syria / Jubin Goodarzi -- Iran and Lebanon / Emile Hokayem -- Iran and China / John S. Park -- Iran and Russia / Mark N. Katz -- Iran and the European Union / Walter Posch -- Iran's alternative allies / Steven Heydemann -- Policy considerations -- Reading Iran / Ellen Laipson -- Engaging Iran / James Dobbins -- Track II diplomacy / Suzanne DiMaggio -- Containing Iran / Kenneth M. Pollack -- The military option / Dov S. Zakheim -- People, places, and key events -- Iran's power structure / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani -- Iran's political elite / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani -- Timeline of Iran's political events / Semira N. Nikou -- Timeline of Iran's foreign relations / Semira N. Nikou -- Timeline of military and security events / Semira N. Nikou -- Timeline of Iran's nuclear activities / Semira N. Nikou -- Iran's nuclear related sites / Semira N. Nikou -- Timeline of U.S. sanctions / Jason Starr -- U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses / Robin Wright -- Timeline of U.N. resolutions / Jason Starr -- Oil price and production charts / Fareed Mohamedi -- Websites for additional information / Semira N. Nikou -- About the authors.
Summary: A comprehensive but concise overview of Iran's politics, economy, military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. The volume provides top-level briefings by 50 top experts on Iran, chronicles U.S.-Iran relations under six American presidents, and probes five options for dealing with Iran.
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The challenge of Iran / Robin Wright --
Iran's politics --
The supreme leader / Karim Sadjadpour --
The six presidents / Shaul Bakhash --
The parliament / Farideh Farhi --
The Islamic judiciary / Hadi Ghaemi --
Politics and the clergy / Mehdi Khalaji --
Iran and Islam / Juan Cole --
Iran and democracy / Daniel Brumberg --
The opposition --
The Green Movement / Abbas Milani --
The women's movement / Haleh Esfandiari --
The youth / Omid Memarian and Tara Nesvaderani --
The new political tools / Geneive Abdo --
The Iranian military --
The Revolutionary Guards / Alireza Nader --
The Basij Resistance Force / Ali Alfoneh --
The conventional military / Anthony H. Cordesman --
Iran's military doctrine / Michael Connell --
The nuclear controversy --
Iran's nuclear program / David Albright and Andrea Stricker --
The politics of Iran's nuclear program / Shahram Chubin --
Iran's ballistic missile program / Michael Elleman --
Iran and the IAEA / Michael Adler --
Iran's economy --
The revolutionary economy / Suzanne Maloney --
The oil and gas industry / Fareed Mohamedi --
The subsidies conundrum / Semira N. Nikou --
The bazaar / Kevan Harris --
Sanctions --
U.S. sanctions / Patrick Clawson --
The U.N. resolutions / Jason Starr --
Financial sanctions / Matthew Levitt --
U.S.- Iran --
The Carter Administration / Gary Sick --
The Reagan Administration / Geoffrey Kemp --
The Bush I Administration / Richard N. Haass --
The Clinton Administration / Bruce O. Riedel --
The Bush II Administration / Stephen J. Hadley --
The Obama Administration / John Limbert --
Iran and the region --
Iran and Iraq / Michael Eisenstadt --
Iran and Afghanistan / Mohsen Milani --
Iran and the Gulf States / Afshin Molavi --
Iran and Turkey / Henri J. Barkey --
Iran and Israel / Steven Simon --
Iran and the Palestinians / Rachel Brandenburg --
Iran and Syria / Jubin Goodarzi --
Iran and Lebanon / Emile Hokayem --
Iran and China / John S. Park --
Iran and Russia / Mark N. Katz --
Iran and the European Union / Walter Posch --
Iran's alternative allies / Steven Heydemann --
Policy considerations --
Reading Iran / Ellen Laipson --
Engaging Iran / James Dobbins --
Track II diplomacy / Suzanne DiMaggio --
Containing Iran / Kenneth M. Pollack --
The military option / Dov S. Zakheim --
People, places, and key events --
Iran's power structure / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani --
Iran's political elite / Mehrzad Boroujerdi and Kourosh Rahimkhani --
Timeline of Iran's political events / Semira N. Nikou --
Timeline of Iran's foreign relations / Semira N. Nikou --
Timeline of military and security events / Semira N. Nikou --
Timeline of Iran's nuclear activities / Semira N. Nikou --
Iran's nuclear related sites / Semira N. Nikou --
Timeline of U.S. sanctions / Jason Starr --
U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses / Robin Wright --
Timeline of U.N. resolutions / Jason Starr --
Oil price and production charts / Fareed Mohamedi --
Websites for additional information / Semira N. Nikou --
About the authors.

A comprehensive but concise overview of Iran's politics, economy, military, foreign policy, and nuclear program. The volume provides top-level briefings by 50 top experts on Iran, chronicles U.S.-Iran relations under six American presidents, and probes five options for dealing with Iran.

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