xii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-378) and index.
Contents
Introduction: diplomacy or democracy -- pt. 1. The anatomy of diplomatic failure -- Could the Islamic Republic of Iran be deterred? -- The revelation of the Iranian nuclear program and the Western response -- pt. 2. The history of misreading Iran -- Underestimating enmity: President Jimmy Carter and the new Islamic republic -- Iran attacks America in Beirut, but the Secretary of Defense is in denial -- Nuclear expansion under the robe of moderation -- After 9/11: a missed opportunity for U.S.-Iranian engagement? -- pt. 3. Why Western dialogue with Iran failed -- Where did the West go wrong? -- Understanding Ahmadinejad and the Revolutionary Guards' regime -- The Iranian octopus: Tehran's subversion across the Middle East -- The last opportunity to stop Iran -- Iranian elections and new Western options.
