Coping with a nuclearizing Iran / James Dobbins ...[et. al.].
Some time in the coming decade, Iran will probably acquire nuclear weapons or the capacity to quickly produce them. This monograph provides a midterm strategy for dealing with Iran that neither begins nor ends at the point at which Tehran acquires a nuclear weapon capability. It proposes an approach...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | RAND Corporation monograph series Coping with a nuclearizing Iran
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (215 p.) |
| Notes: | Sponsored by the Smith Richardson Foundation. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: U.S. Interests, Objectives, and Strategies; Long History of Mutual Grievances; Ups and Downs in the Relationship; Chapter Three: Iran's Interests, Objectives, and Strategies; Iranian Views of the United States; Iranian Factional Interests; Ideological Opposition to the United States; The Revolutionary Guards; Iran's Future Nuclear Posture; Conclusion; Chapter Four: The Other Actors; The Gulf Cooperation Council States; Key Areas of U.S. Leverage; Israel
- Halting Iran's Nuclear CapabilitiesConstraining Iran's Regional Influence; Influencing Iran's Internal Political Evolution; Turkey; Syria; Iraq; China; Russia; Europe; Conclusion; Chapter Five: U.S. Instruments and Iranian Vulnerabilities; Diplomacy; Third-Party Intermediaries; Multilateral Diplomacy; Direct U.S.-Iranian Dialogue; Iran's Political System and U.S. Diplomacy; Sanctions; Covert Action; Soft Power; The Military Option; Halting Iran's Nuclear Program; Moderating Iranian External Behavior; Influencing Iran's Internal Evolution; Conclusion; Chapter Six: Policy Alternatives
- EngagementContainment; Preemption; Deterrence; Normalization; Regime Change; Conclusion; Chapter Seven: Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran; Containment Plus; Deterrence; Sanctions; Engagement; Soft Power; Bibliography