Taking on Iran : strength, diplomacy and the Iranian threat

Taking on Iran : strength, diplomacy and the Iranian threat / by Abraham D. Sofaer ; foreword by George P. Shultz.

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 shou...

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Main Author: Sofaer, Abraham D.
Other Authors: Shultz, George P., 1920-2021
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Hoover Institution Press, 2013.
Series:Hoover Institution Press publication ; 637.
Subjects:
Iran. > Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī.
Iran. > Sipāh-i Pāsdārān-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī
1977-1981
International relations.
international relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
United States > Foreign relations > Iran.
Iran > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1977-1981.
Iran
United States
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Table of 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.
  • 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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