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Format: 1 online resource (157 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-08165-9 , 9786612081651 , 0-8330-4710-8

Series Statement: Monograph / Rand Corporation

Content: The often tense relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran has been at the center of many of the major political shifts that have occurred in the Middle East since the fall of Saddam Hussein. This book surveys Saudi-Iranian relations since 2003, focusing on how they have affected and been affected by the major events in the Persian Gulf and the Levant, as well as the implications for U.S. policy in the region.

Note: "Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation." , "Rand National Security Research Division." , "MG-840-SRF." , Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: Saudi Arabia and Iran-Between Confrontation and Cooperation; Deep Bilateral Tensions Affect Regional Stability and U.S. Interests; Conventional Thinking About Saudi-Iranian Relations Must Be Reexamined; This Study Helps Fill an Important Policy Gap; CHAPTER TWO: Sectarianism and Ideology in the Saudi-Iranian Relationship; Post-Saddam Relations Unfold Against a Turbulent Backdrop; Iran's "Arab Street" Strategy Provokes Dissent Inside Saudi Arabia , Anti-Shiism in Saudi Arabia: Manifestations and EffectsManaging Sectarianism: Saudi-Iranian Efforts to Regulate Tensions; Conclusion: Sectarianism and Ideology Shape Relations, but Do Not Define Them; CHAPTER THREE: Relations in the "Core": Conflict Regulation in the Gulf and Iraq; Disunity and Diversity in the GCC Have TemperedBilateral Relations; Iraq Is a Wellspring of Bilateral Tension Affecting the Broader Gulf; The Nuclear Issue Has Spurred Tension, but also Mutual Threat Management; Differences over Oil and Gas Are Sources of Further Contention; Conclusion , CHAPTER FOUR: Contention on the Periphery: Saudi-Iranian Relations and the Conflicts in Lebanon and PalestineDevelopments in Lebanon Have Stimulated Competition, but Riyadh and Tehran Have Avoided Open Conflict; Saudi Arabia Is Pursuing Multilateral Diplomacy to Counter Iranian Influence on the Palestinian Front; Saudi Arabia Has Focused on Isolating Syria to "Clip Iran's Wings"; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusion: Key Findings and Implications for U.S. Policy; Toward a More Nuanced Understanding: This Study's Key Findings; Implications for U.S. Policy; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4657-8

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-282-79721-2 , 9786612797217 , 0-8330-4806-6

Content: Regardless of its outcome, the Iraq War has had a transformative effect on the Middle East. To equip U.S. policymakers to better manage the war's long-term consequences, the authors analyzed its effects on the regional balance of power, local perceptions of U.S. credibility, the domestic stability of neighboring states, and trends in terrorism after conducting extensive interviews in the region and drawing from an array of local media sources.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; The Effects of the Iraq Conflict Range Broadly; Previous Analyses Have Not Captured the Full Implications of These Shifts; The Future Trajectory of Iraq Will Not Significantly Alter Our Analyses of Current Regional Trends; The U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense Must Anticipate and Prepare for These New Realities; This Monograph Surveys the Multiple Dimensions of the Iraq Effect; Organization of This Monograph , Our Research Methodology Is Grounded in Primary Sources and Fieldwork CHAPTER TWO - An Altered Strategic Landscape: The Shifting Regional Balance of Power; Traditional Balance-of-Power Dynamics Are Shifting to Non-Arab States; The Rise of Iran: The Big Winner of the Iraq Conflict?; The Arab Response: More Hedging Than Balancing; The Two Faces of Iran in the Arab World; Suspicion of Iran Does Not Necessarily Translate into Pro-American Positions; Regional Ambivalence Toward Both Iran and the United States Undermines U.S. Attempts to Create an Anti-Iranian Alliance , The Iraq War Has Reinforced and Created Strategic Challenges for Israel Iran Has Become Israel's Key Regional Concern; Potential Instability in Jordan Is a Further Concern; Israeli Views on an American Withdrawal Hinge on Perceptions About Whether a Withdrawal Will Strengthen or Weaken U.S.Regional Influence; The Iraq War Has Complicated Turkey's Strategic Relations with the United States and Iran; The Conflict Exacerbated the Kurdish Challenge for Turkey; The Conflict Has Led Turkey Toward Greater Regional Activism and More Cooperation with Iran , Turkey's Economic Interests Provide Opportunities for Convergence with U.S. Interests Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE - New Challenges to American Influence: Chinese and Russian Roles in the Middle East; Perceptions of Eroding U.S. Credibility; Changing Extraregional Roles; China; Russia; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR - Domestic Reverberations of the War: Internal Challenges to Regime Stability; The Iraq War Is Not the Main Driver of Increased Sectarian Tensions; Sectarianism Has Spread in the Gulf, but Regimes Are Mostly to Blame , Fears of Sunni-to-Shi'a Conversions Suggest Deeper Problems in the Levant and Egypt Local Dynamics, Not Iraq, Drive Most Sectarian Strife in Lebanon; Tribalism in Iraq May Animate Tribal Activism in Neighboring States; Developments in Iraq Have Inspired Kurdish Ambitions in Turkey, Syria, and Iran; Iraqi Refugees Present One of the Most Significant Long-Term Challenges; Conclusion: The Iraq War May Ultimately Strengthen Neighboring Regimes but Not the State; CHAPTER FIVE - The Iraq War and the Future of Terrorism: Lessons Learned and New Strategic Trends , Existing Reports Present Contradictory Evidence on the Net Effects of the Iraq War , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4788-4

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (233 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-28267-0 , 9786612282676 , 0-8330-4720-5

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series Dangerous but not omnipotent

Content: In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Understanding the Iranian Challenge; CHAPTER TWO Assertiveness and Caution in Iranian Strategic Culture; CHAPTER THREE Asymmetric Ambition and Conventional Reality: Iran's Evolving Defense Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities; CHAPTER FOUR Iran and Its Non-State Partners: Assessing Linkages and Control; CHAPTER FIVE Arab Perceptions of the Iranian Threat; CHAPTER SIX Conclusion: U.S. Strategy and the IslamicRepublic; References , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4554-7

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (xxi, 129 pages) : , illustrations, map

ISBN: 1-282-03343-3 , 9786612033438 , 0-8330-4680-2

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Content: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has evolved well beyond its origins as an ideological guard for the regime. Today, in addition to wielding military force, its influence extends into virtually every corner of Iranian political life and society. Wehrey et al. assess the IRGC less as a traditional military entity and more as a domestic actor, emphasizing the variety of roles it plays in Iran's economy and political culture.

Note: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; CHAPTER TWO- The IRGC in Context: Iran's Security and Political Landscape; The IRGC in Iran's Security Hierarchy; Iran's Factional Landscape; CHAPTER THREE- The IRGC's Diverse Domestic Roles: Origins and Evolution; Postrevolutionary Developments: Consolidating Internal Control; The Sacred Defense: The IRGC in the Iran-Iraq War; "Popularizing" the IRGC: The Development of the Basij Resistance Force; The Guardians of the Revolution: The IRGC's Domestic Intelligence and Security Roles , The Merger of Basij and IRGC: A Sign of the Regime's Growing Entrenchment CHAPTER FOUR- Militarizing Civil Society: The IRGC's Indoctrination, Training, and Media Activities; The IRGC's Ideological Activism: Origins and Development; The IRGC Presence in Iran's Education System; The "Ten-Million-Man Army": The IRGC's Role in Popular Paramilitary Training; The IRGC Media Apparatus: Formal and Informal Influences; Censorship of Independent Media Outlets; CHAPTER FIVE- Economic Expansion: The IRGC's Business Conglomerate and Public Works; Origins of the IRGC's Economic Activities , Foundations (Bonyads) Construction, Engineering, and Manufacturing Companies; Illicit and Black Market Activities; Public Works; The Dilemmas of Economic Expansion; CHAPTER SIX- The IRGC in Politics; The Origins of the IRGC as a Political Force; Ideological Factionalism Inside the IRGC; Possible Future Scenarios for the IRGC; CHAPTER SEVEN- Conclusion: Toward a More Strategic Understanding of the IRGC; The Utility of a Comparative Approach: Pakistan and China; APPENDIX A- Business Organizations Affiliated with the IRGC or Influenced by IRGC Personnel , APPENDIX B- Current and Former IRGC Personnel APPENDIX C- Evolution of the Islamic Republic and the IRGC; APPENDIX D- Provincial Map of Iran; APPENDIX E- Glossary of Persian Terms; Bibliography , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4620-9

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (167 p.)

ISBN: 1-282-03340-9 , 9786612033407 , 0-8330-4677-2

Series Statement: RAND Corporation monograph series Understanding Iran

Content: Iran remains among the most poorly understood countries in the world and, for most Americans, terra incognita. A small community of American analysts in the government, academia, and the country's think tanks is, of course, working on Iran, but the overwhelming majority of them have never been to Iran or have visited only briefly. The consequences of this unfamiliarity have been distinctly negative for American policy, pushing most analyses toward a highly reductionist view. This monograph, the result of a workshop and the authors' own experience and analysis, is a concise, accessible handbook

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Birth of the Project; Background; Contents of This Document; CHAPTER TWO- Features of the Iranian System; Iran's Political Landscape: Individuals and Institutions; The Iranian Economy: Oil Dependency, Key Actors, and Policies; The Elite's Political Culture: Factionalism and Informality; Iran's Approach to Its Arab Neighbors: Implications for Iranian Behavior and U.S. Policy; Iran's Negotiating Style , CHAPTER THREE- Conclusion: Iran Is Unlike Other Countries but Hardly Beyond Understanding APPENDIX A- Workshop Agenda; APPENDIX B- Workshop Papers; APPENDIX C- Biographies of Workshop Participants; References , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8330-4558-X

Language: English

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Format: xiv, 326 Seiten, 3 Karten.

Edition: First edition

ISBN: 978-0-374-27824-3

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Bürgerkrieg

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URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author information: Wehrey, Frederic.

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Format: Lit. S. 49-53

ISSN: 0163-660X

In: The Washington quarterly, Philadelphia, Pa : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 1978, 32(2009), 3, Seite 37-53, 0163-660X

Language: English

Author information: Wehrey, Frederic

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Format: XXV,130 S. , Lit. S. 107-130

Edition: Online-Ausg. Online Ressource

ISBN: 9780833046574

Language: English

URL: Volltext

URL: Volltext

Author information: Wehrey, Frederic

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Format: Lit. S. 123-128

ISSN: 0039-6338

Content: Regional reactions to a nuclear-armed Iran will vary, ranging from accommodation and detente to outright hostility and efforts to acquire a countervailing deterrent. Many states do not perceive a nuclear-armed Iran itself to be the principal threat, but are more concerned with secondary or spillover effects, such as a pre-emptive strike by the United States or Israel, a regional arms race, a nuclear accident or an emboldened Iran that increases its support for terrorism. Given these various threat perceptions, the West should construct a new cooperative security structure that strikes a balance between providing deterrence for allies and creating openings for positive engagement with Iran. (Survival / SWP)

In: Survival, Philadelphia, Pa. [u.a.] : Routledge, 1959, 49(2007), 2, Seite 111-128, 0039-6338

Language: English

Author information: Wehrey, Frederic

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Format: XXVIII, 203 S. , graph. Darst., Kt.

ISBN: 9780833045546

Series Statement: Rand Corporation monograph series

Note: Includes bibliographical references

Language: English

Subjects: Political Science

Keywords: Iran ; Außenpolitik ; Internationaler Terrorismus

Author information: Wehrey, Frederic