Revolution & aftermath : forging a new strategy toward Iran /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University,
[2018]
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| Series: | Hoover Institution Press publication ;
689. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 150 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ("Suggestions for further reading": pages 131-136) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817921545 0817921540 9780817921569 0817921567 9780817921576 0817921575 9780817921583 0817921583 |