Summary Five Central Asian states emerged out of the Soviet Union’s Central Asian republics in 1991. Although U.S. policymakers presumed that Iran would inevitably sweep…
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Summary This book examines the interplay between energy policy and security policy under Vladimir Putin, and his drive to re-establish Russia’s ‘greatness’. Assessing the internal…
Summary Edited by Robin Wright, this compendium provides top-level briefings by 50 seasoned experts on Iran (both Iranian and Western authors) from some twenty foreign…
Summary Have the diplomatic efforts of the Obama administration toward Iran failed? Was the Bush administration’s emphasis on military intervention, refusal to negotiate, and pursuit…
Summary An eye-opening argument for a new approach to Iran, from two of America’s most informed and influential Middle East experts Less than a decade…
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Summary This new academic and analytical book tackles the strategy of Iran’s security since the new millennium, when their national security policy was reviewed to…
Summary The strategic and economic characteristics of the Persian Gulf have made it of critical importance to all the states bordering its coastline, as well…
Summary Iran’s nuclear program is one of the most pressing foreign policy issues for the United States. An Iranian nuclear arsenal could further destabilize an…
Summary The breakup of the USSR created a Central Asian security complex or sphere of influence consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Since…
Abstract A wide range of disputes among the Persian Gulf littoral states exercerbated by the intervention of the extra-regional powers have deprived the regional states…
Summary Nations around the world are uncertain and anxious about Iran s intentions in the Middle East and the wider global arena. Its current president,…
Summary Religion, nationalism, ethnicity, economics, and geopolitics all are important in explaining Iran’s goals and tactics in its relationship with the outside world, as are…
Abstract This article argues that political/security arrangements in the Persian Gulf based on balance of power are incapable of preserving security or stability. Balance of…
Abstract The article discusses the foreign policy of the government of Iran, as of January 2010. It focuses on the antagonistic relationship between Iran and…
Summary The Persian Gulf, important because of its vast energy resources, emerged into the limelight of geopolitics at the time of the British Labour government’s…
