Dangerous but not omnipotent exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East /

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 pres...

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Corporate Authors: United States. Air Force., Project Air Force (U.S.)
Other Authors: Wehrey, Frederic M.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force, 2009.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
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