Bøger af Judith S Yaphe

This collection of analyses on the unintended consequences of Iran's nuclear policy for its domestic and international relations is the first in a series of papers that will examine the impact of critical issues and developments on key countries in the Greater Middle East and on U.S. security interests. Succeeding papers will identify similar emerging issues in Turkey, Iraq, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf region. For the most part, the papers will represent the independent research and opinions of academic scholars and regional experts prepared for and presented at the National Defense University.

This volume was begun in 1999, when the National Intelligence Council asked the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University to examine change in the middle east. At that time, little political change had occurred in the region in 30 years. Except when a revolution occurred in 1979.

Scholars and other specialists on Iran have argued about that country's political intentions and strategic ambitions since the overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979. In the 1980's Iran's efforts to export its revolution and support international terrorism raised the question of whether a moderate Islamic republic that was able to deal with the West could ever exist. This book analyzes the implications of a Nuclear-armed Iran.

CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgments, Iran's World View and NBC Weapons, A Walk on the Supply Side, The Regional Impact, Creating Better Policy Options,Endnotes