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Revolution & aftermath : forging a new strategy toward Iran

Title
Revolution & aftermath : forging a new strategy toward Iran / Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh.
Author
Edelman, Eric S.
Publication
  • Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Takeyh, Ray, 1966-
  • Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.
  • Hoover Institution Press.
  • Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.
Description
xviii, 150 pages; 23 cm.
Summary
"In Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran, Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh examine one of the most underappreciated forces that has shaped modern US foreign policy: American-Iranian relations. They argue that America's flawed reading of Iran's domestic politics has hamstrung decades of US diplomacy, resulting in humiliations and setbacks ranging from the 1979-81 hostage crisis to Barack Obama's concession-laden nuclear weapons deal. What presidents and diplomats have repeatedly failed to grasp, they write, is that 'the Islamic Republic is a revolutionary state whose entire identity is invested in its hostility toward the West.' To illuminate a path forward for American-Iranian relations, the authors address some of the most persistent myths about Iran, its ruling elite, and its people. They discuss the ways Iran played a vital role in US grand strategy after World War II. They discuss the Ayatollah Khomeini's worldview--including his view of the United States as 'the Great Satan'--and his remarkably durable legacy, which has animated decades of Iranian policies even when such policies are detrimental to the country's other stated national interests. Finally, they highlight lessons leaders can learn from America's many missteps since the 1979 Islamic Revolution." -- publisher.
Series Statement
Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 689
Uniform Title
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 689.
Alternative Title
Revolution and aftermath : forging a new strategy toward Iran
Subjects
Note
  • At head of title: Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references ("Suggestions for further reading": pages 131-136) and index.
Contents
1. The permanent revolution? -- 2. How foreign policy has sustained the revolution at home -- 3. Key episodes in US-Iran diplomacy -- 4. Toward a new Iran strategy.
Call Number
JFD 18-4511
ISBN
  • 9780817921545
  • 0817921540
OCLC
1039897492
Author
Edelman, Eric S., author.
Title
Revolution & aftermath : forging a new strategy toward Iran / Eric Edelman and Ray Takeyh.
Publisher
Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 689
Hoover Institution Press publication ; 689.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references ("Suggestions for further reading": pages 131-136) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1979
Added Author
Takeyh, Ray, 1966- author.
Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.
Hoover Institution Press.
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace.
Research Call Number
JFD 18-4511
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