Understanding Iran

• Main Author: Green, Jerrold D.
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation.
• Other Authors: Wehrey, Frederic M., Wolf, Charles, 1924-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, c2009.
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series.
• Subjects: Since 1997; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General. > Political Process; Economic history.; Diplomatic relations.; Political science.; Iran > Politics and government > 1997-; Iran > Economic conditions > 1997-; Iran > Foreign relations > 1997-; Iran.; Electronic books.
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"Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to locate the roots of the Islamic Republic's intentions and motivations in the distinctiveness of its political culture and history. A rich and ancient nation, Iran has always beguiled outsiders. This complexity, combined with America'...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Features of the Iranian system
• Conclusion: Iran is unlike other countries but hardly beyond understanding
• Appendixes: A. Workshop agenda
• B. Workshop papers
• Decisionmaking for national security: the nuclear case / Shahram Chubin
• Negotiating with Iran: a case study / James Dobbins
• Iran's defense establishment / Anoush Ehteshami
• Negotiating with Iran / Jerrold D. Green
• Understanding Ayatollah Khameini: the leader's thoughts on Israel, the U.S., and the nuclear program / Karim Sadjadpour
• The politics of factionalism in Iran / Koichiro Tanaka
• Economic decisionmaking in Iran / Koichiro Tanaka
• Iran in the Arab spere: debating legitimacy, sovereignty, and regional order / Fred Wehrey
• Iran's oil sector: questions, puzzles, explanations / Charles Wolf, Jr.
• C. Biographies of workshop participants.