1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910702237603321

Titolo

Continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo : message from the President of the United States transmitting notification of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is to continue in effect beyond October 27, 2012, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (3 pages)

Collana

House document / 112th Congress, 2d session ; ; 112-149

Altri autori (Persone)

ObamaBarack

Soggetti

Economic sanctions, American - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo Politics and government 1997-

United States Foreign relations Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).

"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs."

"October 26, 2012."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220158603321

Titolo

Dangerous but not omnipotent : exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East / / Frederic Wehrey ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-28267-0

9786612282676

0-8330-4720-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Rand Corporation monograph series Dangerous but not omnipotent

Altri autori (Persone)

WehreyFrederic M

Disciplina

327.73055

Soggetti

Political culture - Iran

State-sponsored terrorism - Iran

Terrorism - Middle East

Weapons of mass destruction - Iran

United States Foreign relations Iran

Iran Foreign relations United States

Iran Politics and government 1997-

Iran Military policy

Iran Foreign relations Middle East

Middle East Foreign relations Iran

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Understanding the Iranian Challenge; CHAPTER TWO Assertiveness and Caution in Iranian Strategic Culture; CHAPTER THREE Asymmetric Ambition and Conventional Reality: Iran's Evolving Defense Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities; CHAPTER FOUR Iran and Its Non-State Partners: Assessing Linkages and Control; CHAPTER FIVE Arab Perceptions of the Iranian Threat; CHAPTER SIX Conclusion: U.S. Strategy and the IslamicRepublic; References

Sommario/riassunto

In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and



limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents through the exploitation of regional barriers to its power and sources of caution in the regime's strategic calculus.