| Description |
1 online resource (202 pages). |
| Series |
Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 637 |
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Hoover Institution Press publication ; 637.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Abraham D. Sofaer argues that US policy toward Iran cannot safely be restricted to a strategy that considers only the two high-risk, costly, and potentially infeasible options of a preventive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities or containing a nuclear-armed Iran. Instead, the United States should respond forcefully to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aggression, enhancing its credibility and increasing the likelihood that Iran will negotiate in earnest. The United States must also be prepared to engage Iran in a disciplined manner, avoiding disabling preconditions and adopting the negotiating practices used successfully by the United States when dealing with the Soviet Union during the 1980s. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by George P. Shultz; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Dealing with the Iranian Threat; Regime Change; Sanctions; Negotiations and Direct Appeals; Preventive Attack or Containment?; An Alternative to Preventive Attack and Containment; Chapter 2 -- Thirty Years of IRGC Aggression; Lebanon; Iraq; Afghanistan; Saudi Arabia; United States; Attacks on Other States; Interference with Navigational Rights; Chapter 3 -- Thirty Years of US Weakness; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George H.W. Bush; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush. |
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Barack ObamaChapter 4 -- Defending Against IRGC Attacks; Legality of Defending Against IRGC Aggression; Legitimacy of Defensive Measures Against the IRGC; Covert Attacks; Balance of Consequences; Chapter 5 -- Beyond Strength: Effective Diplomacy; Rhetorical Restraint; Regime Engagement; Limited Linkage; A Broad Agenda; Forum Flexibility; Conclusion; Notes; About the Author; Index. |
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Iran. Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī
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Iran. Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī (OCoLC)fst00563157
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International relations.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Iran.
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Iran -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1977-1981.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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International relations. (OCoLC)fst00977053
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Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1977-1981
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| Added Author |
Shultz, George P., 1920-2021
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sofaer, Abraham D. Taking on Iran : Strength, Diplomacy, and the Iranian Threat. Chicago : Hoover Institution Press, ©2013 9780817916343 |
| ISBN |
9780817916367 (electronic bk.) |
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0817916369 (electronic bk.) |
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9780817916381 (electronic bk.) |
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0817916385 (electronic bk.) |
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